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TOO MUCH BIRTHDAY.

See poor little Jamie in mamma's low chair, With the roses all gone from his cheeks so fair. Too languid to look At the picture-book; Too tired even, I think, to care For the wonderful story kind nurse would tell To the dear little boy who has not been well.

Why did the roses so suddenly go, And leave those cheeks as white as the snow? Ah, Jamie knows of a little boy Who had far too much of frolic and joy On a certain day, So merry and gay; A birthday party it was, they say.

But Jamie will soon be well again, Free from weakness, and free from pain. The dimples will gather in chin and cheek, And mischief again in his eyes will speak; No more he'll care To sit in a chair, But all over the house for fun will seek.

THE BOTTLED SHOWER-BATH.

Procure a small vial of thin glass; such as homoeopathic medicines come in are best. In the bottom of this file with a fine file four holes, as represented in our cut; then fill it with water, and hand it to a friend, requesting him to smell it. As soon as he removes the cork, the water will pour out of the holes at the bottom.

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=Würtemberg.=--The house of Würtemberg, it is said, derives its name from the following legend: A poor burgher fell in love with the daughter of the Emperor of Austria, and as the two young people saw no prospect of obtaining the Imperial consent to their union, they fled together into Suabia, where they bought a small piece of land, and established an inn. It stood at the foot of a mountain, and its possessor therefore went by the name of the "Wirt am Berg," or the "Landlord at the Mountain." One day the Emperor was travelling to Frankfort, and stopped on his way at his daughter's house without recognizing her. She knew him directly, and persuaded her husband to make himself known to the Emperor, and to beg his forgiveness. Accordingly, taking their little son, they all fell at his feet, entreating his pardon, which he willingly granted. Moreover, the Emperor created his son-in-law a duke; but in memory of this occurrence he was to keep his name of "Wirt am Berg," which subsequently became Würtemberg.

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880, by Various