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Views of America. How our Ancestors Travelled. (From Original Designs.) 1 How our Ancestors travelled 2 Travelling in a horse-litter 3 Richard ii. The Whirlicote 4 Coach of the time of Charles i 5 Charles ii. Carriage of the period 6 Lord Mayor’s Coach from Hogarth’s painting 7 Highwaymen 8 The stage waggon 9 The stage coacn 10 The sedan chair 11 Attack 12 Retreat 13 The Pillion 14 Post-chaise The Lifeboat. (From Original Designs.) 1 Man the life-boat, man the life-boat!— Hearts of oak your succour lend, &c. 2 Now the fragile bark is hanging O’er the billows feathery height, &c. 3 With her precious cargo freighted, Now the life-boat nears the shore, &c. Curious Nesting Places- (Photographed from Nature.) 1 The nest in the old boot 2 Nest in a belfry 3 Curious nesting place of a sparrow 4 Nest in a tree fungi 5 Curious nesting place in a horses hoof 6 The nest in a nower-pot 7 Robins nest in church 8 Residence in a watering can 9 Nest in the old pump 10 Nest in a letter box 11 Blackbirds nest in a hat 12 Robins nest in tea-pot. WITH Readings 4d. The Duke of Wellington. (Scenes of the Battle of Waterloo.) WITH READING 4d. 1 Portrait of Wellington 2 Waterloo, Hougomont 3 ,, Rear guards protecting a convoy 4 ,, Charge of theFrenchCurrassiers 5 >» Up guards and at’em 6 ,, Charge of the life guards 7 Napoleon’s old guards met by Wellington’s redcoats 8 Field of Waterloo, Courtyard of Hougo- mont 9 The Duke ofWellington atWindsor Castle. 1 Indians and Yosemite, River Merced, California 2 The Three Brothers, Valley of the Yose- mitc, California 3 Ferry Boat between New York, and New Jersey 4 Wigwams of the Sioux Indians, Pacific 5 The White House, Washington, residence of the President 6 Steamer on the Mississipi 7 Dining Saloon of Steamer 8 Interior of the Suspension Bridge, Niagara 9 Falls of Niagara 10 Snow effect, Niagara 11 Icicles, Niagara 12 On the River, Winconsin. Sam Bowen’s Dream. (From Original Designs) 1 Introduction 2 A bleak afternoon in February 3 As sulky as a bear 4 And then we had a row 5 The poor brute bolted and upset the trap 6 It was one of the first days of han’est 7 She helped me upstairs 8 The room seemed queer and joggy ! 9 “ Gone, no ! says my wife ’ 9 Effect 10 In the Garden 10 Angel Effect 11 Welcome home 12 The good old Bible, WITH READING 4d. Young Ellerby. OR, “ GOOD DEEDS ARE NEVER WITH- OUT THEIR REWARD.” (From Original Designs.) j I Introduction 1 2 “ Here they come ” I 3 Among the foremost of the boy soldier’s 1 was young Ellerby I 4 The old man was in a great rage 5 Parting 6 Effect 7 On the shores of St. Lawrence 8 Effect 9 He fired 10 Put himself in a posture to defend him 11 Death of Wolfe 12 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” WITH READING. 4d. Fire-Engines and Firemen. PAST AND PRESENT. (From Original Design.) 1 Fire! fire!! 2 Fire extinguishing apparatus 15th century 3 Fire engine 17th century 4 Hand Squirts and buckets at work 5 Hautsch’s engine 1675