| TWENTY MILES AN HOUR. |
| BURIED TREASURE. |
| THE BRAVE SWISS BOY. |
| GOLD-FISH. |
| THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGEN AND NYCTERIS. |
| TRAVELLING BAG FOR PETS. |
| OUR POST-OFFICE BOX |
| THE CAT SHOW. |
| Vol. I.—No. 6. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | Price Four Cents. |
| Tuesday, December 9, 1879. | Copyright, 1879, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
TWENTY MILES AN HOUR.
It was the 6th of January, that great holiday in Russia, when the riverNeva is consecrated with pomp and ceremony, when soldiers parade andpriests say mass, and the Emperor is visible, and the cannon roar. Andit was a gloriously bright and beautiful day; but Ivan and Olga, lookingout on the broad street and the glittering pinnacles of the palacechapel, watching the sledges fly by with people all muffled in furs,were two very disconsolate children. They had an English governess—forRussian children have to study English as Americans do French—and theyhad been so unruly, so impatient, and indifferent to lessons, that MissStanley had forbidden their going out to see the sights. This was hardindeed, but it was needful: that the children could not understand, andthey walked from the great porcelain stove, which reached to theceiling, over to the double windows, all packed with sand, and havingcurious little paper cornucopias of salt stuck in it to keep the frostfrom making pictures on the glass, to and fro, to and fro, in greatunhappiness. Outside, the thermometer was away below zero, but inside,thanks to the stoves and the great copper heaters, it was as warm astoast.
"Now, Olga," said Ivan, after an hour or two of this tiresome way ofspending time, "I am not going to stand this any longer; if I can not goto the Neva, I am going to