Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-23
PROSPECTUS
Merry's Museum, For 1869.
TAe Merry old Patriarch Of the Merry
young folks Magazines
PROSPECTUS


Louisa N. Ale OFT g. AUNT Sue,' Editors.
E is the oldest Magazine for
young people published in the United States:
Iii read today BY hundreds upon hundreds o, our
equally eager interest thirty years ago,
II.
Like old " inc, like old friends, like old oboks MER-
RVS MUSEUM has improved by age 81 no PERIOD {.
is long life was it ever half so popular, or hf,sht or
worthy of support, as it is at the present time, rms ls
NOT our own opirion Only, but tiie sefoicl o Impartial
critics. Since it passed into the hands "f the existing
publisher and editors, no expense and No work have
been spsred to render it more brilliant and attractive.
On another page, We present a little hard'ul OF sam
piles Of recent notices by the press of different states.
We could MI several pages with similar testimony,
were further evidence necessary. We present these ex-
tracIs only in order to induce the reader vino has not
. .en our Magazine TO examine it, and thus Judge Tor
himself whether we make too entravsgsnta clam for it
when we Assert that . Merry's Museum - has no supe-
rior of lis class IN the Jnited States.
Ill.
No parent need fear TO have has children read it for,
of 4" Robert Merry il can as truthtuiiv be said as was
said Of the poet Of the :. seasons" he has hitherto
written:
"No line, which, dying, he would wish TO blot"
The character Of the magazine, in this respect, will
not lie changed
But, on the other hand, it will not sustain this repu-
tstion by dulness, which is sometimes-Ioo oiten-the
twin sister Of re-pectability.
A Young folks magazine is nothing. if not lively
and we have in our editor, Louisa 81. Alcott. one OF The
most charming and brilliant writers tor young people
that our country has hitherto produced. She is dssiste'
by a number OF contributors, who, although less know n
10 fame, are adopts in this branch Of literature.
MISS Alcoft viii contribute at least one story To every
numb r during The coming year. Other contributions
are engaged from some of the most popular writers foI
youth in the country. We make no display of distin-
gui-ied names, as it IL well known that nearly all the
famous authors for adul Is, whose services have been
secured from time 10 time for juvenile periodicals., have
proved emIneniiy unsuccessful III trying to write for oui
boy and eir.s,
While Nery's Museum - viii contain no line tC
which the most rigid ciuc Eau object, II VIII be pfee
mInenily an ev ~ day-a holiday magazine, with No
denominational bIis whatever, but full q! moral sunshIn,
harmless froiic, and pleasant sno~ edge
Ii will contain regularly th- puzzles ond other Tea
lures that h ave made 1t so popular IN the past and wli
publish a new SCI les OF original and selected deciama
tons and dialogues, expressly prepared for us.
vi.
Parents aud friends OF young people can make no NOR
acceptable present than a years ubscIl ption To '' her
rvs Mu-eum, = which viii cause The boys and gIrls {
think with pleasure of their oenefactors as surely n
every month comes round. No pains, and 40 money oI
our part viii be spared TO make il tile most attn sctiv
gift that the young folks can receive.
For terms, see sc Ond page IF cover.
o. BouD nd volumes of tbs " Museum. " for 1868, con
tanning over five hundred pages, beautifully illustrates
and e esantiy bound, are now ready, and will be maiisi
post paid, to any address, on receipt of the price, $3.50
HORACE b. FULLER, Publisher,
vGatQw5 "a RTo0u-isti Street Rastnn-