Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes V-VI (1843)Volume 6 — MERRY’S MUSEUM.Reading editionChapter navigation259 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterMUSEUM:ROBERT MERRY’S MUSEUM.Introductory materialMERRY’S MUSEUM.A New-Year’s Bow.Fidelity of a Negro Servant.The Maple Tree Temple at Matibo, in Italy.The Lost Found.The Snow Man.True Stories.The Narval, or Sea-Unicorn.Come and get it.The Effects of Music on Animals.WINTER EVENING,The White Bear.The Story of Hercules.Little Chapters for little Readers.The Lost Friend.The Walk.Discontented Betty.HOPE.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Sources of History.Something about Government.Anecdotes of Storks.Conundrums.Artificial Ice for Skating.True Stories.The Love of Nature.True Stories of the Young.Winter.Smiles.The Water-Spout.“Beauty.”The Elephant and Fox.The Vain Search.Varieties.Imagination.Sister.Burning of the Tower of London.The Gleaner.Metals.The Prussian Exercise; a Game for Children.Anecdotes of Bonaparte.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Amusements.All by Themselves.A Roman Story.The Rock of Gibraltar.Order and Disorder.The Little Mariner.The Old Lady and her Cat.A Sliding Party:The Old Owl.The Zebu, or Indian Ox.The Bison, or American Buffalo.The Medallion.Good and Evil.The Story of Limping Tom.Chapter IThe Snow Drift.The Seasons.Constantinople.Tsze Pun Yu!Signs of the Zodiac.Invention of Printing.ComparisonAn Equinoctial Storm; or, Adventures of a Hat.Yellow Hair.April.True Stories.Shops in London.Fishes playing the Jewsharp.Tea.The Finland Mother.Comets.Things that have happened.The Blind Beggar and his Dog.Mother’s Advice.The Snow Drift.Chapter IIChapter IIIThe Moon.The Meadow Lark.The Bird’s Nest.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Shrine of San Rosalia, at Palermo.May.The Village of Economy.Mohammed.A Fourth of July OrationHeathen Mythology.The Elephant.The Lion.The Gnoo.A Swedish Girl.The Story of “Gander.”The Dog of Montargis.Natural Lamps.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.The School-Ma’am.Chapter IVLucy and Ann.The Little Flower Girl.Dash won’t learn his Lesson!To Correspondents.Truth Triumphant.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Louisa Vinning.Importance of a Fly.June.A Chapter of English Kings.True Stories.Geography.The Bob-o-link.The White or Polar Bear.The Unfaithful Servant.The Barber of Paris.The World within a Plant.The Kildeer Plover.Early Impressions.About the Chicadees,The Two Travellers.To our Correspondents.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.Chapter VThe Hoop; or Look ere you Leap.Hay-Making.The Moth.Chapter on Spices.The Balloon.The Harrow.Handsome is that handsome does.ROBERT MERRY’S MUSEUM.Introductory materialMERRY’S MUSEUM.A Midsummer Morning.Listening.Eugene Aram.Bald Eagle.Gallantry in a Dog.Charon.A Civilized Bear.The Palisadoes.A real Hero.Chapter IHaving a Good Time.July.Chapter IPassage of Mountains in India.WHISTLING TOM;LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.The Giraffe, or Camelopard.The Arbor.Fire-works at Rome.Careless Nancy.Charity.Chapter VIThe 4th of July.To Correspondents.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Hindostan.Peter Somebody and the Woodpecker’s Nest.London, Past and Present.Whale Stories.Chapter IAncient Castles.Æronautics,Eccentric Characters.A lost Elephant found.Chapter IILITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.The Old Oaken Bucket.France.The Moose.Chapter VIIThe Race.The Swing.A Strange Bird.MERRY’S MUSEUM.September.Chapter IIIThe Smuggler.The Poet’s Dog.A Shark Story.Eccentric CharactersPunch and Judy.Attakullakulla.A Droll Mimic.Whale Stories.Chapter IITurn the Carpet.A Monkey Trick.“The Light of all Nations.”Precocity of Frenchmen.September Thoughts.To our Correspondents.Christ Healing the Sick.Going to School.The First Sailor.Chapter VIIIMERRY’S MUSEUM.October.The Island of Hong Kong.Tippoo Saib.Chapter IIThe Blue-Bird.What is it to be Polite?Early Rising.Pope Julius II.Eccentric CharactersChapter IIIChapter IVLITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.Mamma’s Lessons.Questions.Old Age.The Sun, Moon and Stars.Chapter IXWhat is Habit?MERRY’S MUSEUM.A long Chapter upon November.Pierre Ramus.Chapter IIIChapter IVChapter VThe Musical Snuff-box at Church.John Hancock.Chapter VThe new London Exchange.The Imperial Joss.A Salt Water Scene.Chapter IVChapter XStomach of the Horse.Patriotism.The Wooden Horse.Hannibal crossing the Alps.The House of our ChildhoodBlessing on a Child.Varieties.Our Correspondence.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Chapter VIChapter VIIChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XWashington Irving’s Cottage.Chapter VIChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIThe Close of the Year.Our Correspondence.Previous chapter ←Volume 6 — A Strange Bird.Next chapter →Volume 6 — September.All chapters and sections (259)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsMUSEUM:ROBERT MERRY’S MUSEUM.Volume 5 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 5 · Other sectionsMERRY’S MUSEUM.A New-Year’s Bow.Fidelity of a Negro Servant.The Maple Tree Temple at Matibo, in Italy.The Lost Found.The Snow Man.True Stories.The Narval, or Sea-Unicorn.Come and get it.The Effects of Music on Animals.WINTER EVENING,The White Bear.The Story of Hercules.Little Chapters for little Readers.The Lost Friend.The Walk.Discontented Betty.HOPE.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Sources of History.Something about Government.Anecdotes of Storks.Conundrums.Artificial Ice for Skating.True Stories.The Love of Nature.True Stories of the Young.Winter.Smiles.The Water-Spout.“Beauty.”The Elephant and Fox.The Vain Search.Varieties.Imagination.Sister.Burning of the Tower of London.The Gleaner.Metals.The Prussian Exercise; a Game for Children.Anecdotes of Bonaparte.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Amusements.All by Themselves.A Roman Story.The Rock of Gibraltar.Order and Disorder.The Little Mariner.The Old Lady and her Cat.A Sliding Party:The Old Owl.The Zebu, or Indian Ox.The Bison, or American Buffalo.The Medallion.Good and Evil.The Story of Limping Tom.Volume 5 · Chapters1Volume 5 · Other sectionsThe Snow Drift.The Seasons.Constantinople.Tsze Pun Yu!Signs of the Zodiac.Invention of Printing.ComparisonAn Equinoctial Storm; or, Adventures of a Hat.Yellow Hair.April.True Stories.Shops in London.Fishes playing the Jewsharp.Tea.The Finland Mother.Comets.Things that have happened.The Blind Beggar and his Dog.Mother’s Advice.The Snow Drift.Volume 5 · Chapters23Volume 5 · Other sectionsThe Moon.The Meadow Lark.The Bird’s Nest.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Shrine of San Rosalia, at Palermo.May.The Village of Economy.Mohammed.A Fourth of July OrationHeathen Mythology.The Elephant.The Lion.The Gnoo.A Swedish Girl.The Story of “Gander.”The Dog of Montargis.Natural Lamps.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.The School-Ma’am.Volume 5 · Chapters4Volume 5 · Other sectionsLucy and Ann.The Little Flower Girl.Dash won’t learn his Lesson!To Correspondents.Truth Triumphant.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Louisa Vinning.Importance of a Fly.June.A Chapter of English Kings.True Stories.Geography.The Bob-o-link.The White or Polar Bear.The Unfaithful Servant.The Barber of Paris.The World within a Plant.The Kildeer Plover.Early Impressions.About the Chicadees,The Two Travellers.To our Correspondents.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.Volume 5 · Chapters5Volume 5 · Other sectionsThe Hoop; or Look ere you Leap.Hay-Making.The Moth.Chapter on Spices.The Balloon.The Harrow.Handsome is that handsome does.ROBERT MERRY’S MUSEUM.Volume 6 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 6 · Other sectionsMERRY’S MUSEUM.A Midsummer Morning.Listening.Eugene Aram.Bald Eagle.Gallantry in a Dog.Charon.A Civilized Bear.The Palisadoes.A real Hero.Volume 6 · Chapters1Volume 6 · Other sectionsHaving a Good Time.July.Volume 6 · Chapters1Volume 6 · Other sectionsPassage of Mountains in India.WHISTLING TOM;LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.The Giraffe, or Camelopard.The Arbor.Fire-works at Rome.Careless Nancy.Charity.Volume 6 · Chapters6Volume 6 · Other sectionsThe 4th of July.To Correspondents.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Hindostan.Peter Somebody and the Woodpecker’s Nest.London, Past and Present.Whale Stories.Volume 6 · Chapters1Volume 6 · Other sectionsAncient Castles.Æronautics,Eccentric Characters.A lost Elephant found.Volume 6 · Chapters2Volume 6 · Other sectionsLITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.The Old Oaken Bucket.France.The Moose.Volume 6 · Chapters7Volume 6 · Other sectionsThe Race.The Swing.A Strange Bird.MERRY’S MUSEUM.September.Volume 6 · Chapters3Volume 6 · Other sectionsThe Smuggler.The Poet’s Dog.A Shark Story.Eccentric CharactersPunch and Judy.Attakullakulla.A Droll Mimic.Whale Stories.Volume 6 · Chapters2Volume 6 · Other sectionsTurn the Carpet.A Monkey Trick.“The Light of all Nations.”Precocity of Frenchmen.September Thoughts.To our Correspondents.Christ Healing the Sick.Going to School.The First Sailor.Volume 6 · Chapters8Volume 6 · Other sectionsMERRY’S MUSEUM.October.The Island of Hong Kong.Tippoo Saib.Volume 6 · Chapters2Volume 6 · Other sectionsThe Blue-Bird.What is it to be Polite?Early Rising.Pope Julius II.Eccentric CharactersVolume 6 · Chapters34Volume 6 · Other sectionsLITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.Mamma’s Lessons.Questions.Old Age.The Sun, Moon and Stars.Volume 6 · Chapters9Volume 6 · Other sectionsWhat is Habit?MERRY’S MUSEUM.A long Chapter upon November.Pierre Ramus.Volume 6 · Chapters345Volume 6 · Other sectionsThe Musical Snuff-box at Church.John Hancock.Volume 6 · Chapters5Volume 6 · Other sectionsThe new London Exchange.The Imperial Joss.A Salt Water Scene.Volume 6 · Chapters410Volume 6 · Other sectionsStomach of the Horse.Patriotism.The Wooden Horse.Hannibal crossing the Alps.The House of our ChildhoodBlessing on a Child.Varieties.Our Correspondence.MERRY’S MUSEUM.Volume 6 · Chapters675678910Volume 6 · Other sectionsWashington Irving’s Cottage.Volume 6 · Chapters6111213Volume 6 · Other sectionsThe Close of the Year.Our Correspondence.Vol. VI. 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