| MUFFLED. |
| LILY'S BALL. |
| THE PIRATE KIDD. |
| TOBY TYLER; |
| A SNOW BLOCKADE. |
| EMBROIDERY FOR GIRLS. |
| THE CRANES OF IBYCUS. |
| PHIL'S FAIRIES. |
| MY MONKEY. |
| OUR POST-OFFICE BOX. |
| SOLUTION TO TUMBLER TRICK. |
| PREDICAMENTS. |
| A CHARADE. |
| Vol. II.—No. 67. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | Price Four Cents. |
| Tuesday, February 8, 1881. | Copyright, 1881, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
MUFFLED.
BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
"Rube, me boy, what's the name of this?" exclaimed Pat Linihan, as thelast wagon of the mining outfit was hauled into position, and thegrizzled veteran he spoke to was dragging the harness from his favoritespan of mules.
"The name of it? Do you mean this hollow we've pulled up in?"
"Dade an' I do, thin. Ye've put a name of some kind to ivery rock an'bush we've seen the day."
"Well, then, mebbe it's the Chico Valley. It's a place I'll be glad togit out of with all the hair on my head."
"It's a swate spot, for all that. Is it near here thim Wallopy red-skinslives that makes it a bad boordin'-house for white min?"
"Yes, this is just the place. But there isn't many of 'em, and we didn'tsend 'em word we was comin'. Mebbe we'll find our way through the passbefore they scent us. They're venomous, they are. Worst kind."
The two mules had been standing as if they were