Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-02
PROSPECTUS
Merry's Museum, For 1869.
The Merry Old Patriarch OF the Merry
young folks Magazines.
PROSPECTUS



MUSEUM" is The Oldest Magazine for
young p opl7 published Ia The United States.
II Is read today nv hundreds opon hundreds Of our
equally eager interest thirty years ago.
II.
Like old wine, like old friends, like old oboks MER-
RVS MUSEUM has improved by age 1T no petind I
Il long lie ~as II ever half so popular. or bright or
" rihy OF import, as it IS at The present TIM. TINS is
not our own opinion oniy but The verdict at Impartial
critics SINCE II p,s,ei into the hands "f the e1 sting
publisher and editors, no expense ami NJ WORK have
On another page. we present a liule ha' dul of ssIa-
pie, Of recent notices by lie press OF different states.
We could MI several pages with similar testimony,
were iuither evidence necessary. We pres ent hesr eK-
trlc s on in order to induce the reader who has not
hinseli whether We make 70 ekIravagant' clam tor II;
when we assert that 8 MrTrv's Museum ?" has no supe-
nor of it's class in the United States.
III.
No parent need fear to hive his children read it; for,
Of = Ronert Merry" II ran as irnfhiuiv be SAID as was
said e the poet Of the " seasons" he has hitherto
written:
" No line, which, dying, he would wish 10 blot"
The chars Ter Of the magazine, in tins respect, will
not be changed.
".
But, on the other hand, it viii not sustain this rrpu-
tation by dulne-s, whica Is sometines-too otten-ihe
twin 81 Ter OF re>p-otahIity-
snd we have IN our edHor, LOUISA VI, Aleott, one OF the
mot charming and brilliant writers Tor young people
that our country has hitherto praCucet. IN l. as-i~te
ty u number At oontn' utots, whh, aiih ugh ieSs know II
10 ftme, are NdrP : IN thi- branch of literature.
aEs 1AtAA W. ~ "a ~ HAAN 49, w
numb r during the coming year. Other contribu ION
are engae. d from sotne 81 the most popular writers inr
youth Ia III couHuy. We make TO display al dtS'ir-
sdished hAme-, a. At = well known thar nearly all the
famous authors for adu +. whose services have heen
secur-d from time to I me tor we Ie pe- iudicas have
prov d einnentiX unsuccessful. IN trying 10 write Tor uuT
hoy > ana girs,
While "IerTs's Museum - VAL onntsin n" line t.
when tie mot usid "a ic can 'bjsci. IL " ~ be pree-
msHeuily an ev r. dsV-a huId4y- m4g tZue. with no
denonnnauUral bI : whatever, buf tIiio IN raj suushI-e
harmless n oic. ADD pleasant no edge
IL VIII contain rtgI airy ih- puzzle ond other tea-
lures ihst n " male It - p"ru'ar f The past aud wul
puh '<h a new - les CT oIIgInai and -eleored deciana-
tons aud dia osueS, eXpre>slt prepared for rs
VI.
Parents and fnend- Of young reoP'e can maze no moe
accept Die present Than a years subscii ptIoH To = M
- Nu -eam, > which va. cause The boy aud girls 10
ihink with pleasure of tueic eneiacIor- a. surely a.
every month c mes rouud. No pans. aud uo IA ney an
our p ri viii he -pa Ell 10 make A. the mos. attractive
str Ihaf the ). uns fIkS can receive.
For terms. zee >e uud page of cover.
q Boa nd volumes Of The " Mus-um.n for 1858, con
tai ing over hve hundred PAGE, b-Aut fully Al usta I'd
aud e e-lntly h,Had, are now really, 4 i viii he IN .ii-d
post pad, o any address, IA receipt OF tn price, - 50
HORACE B. FULLER, Pu5IsIer.
Fsni9w5 Il Bromfeid Street Il s'on.