Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-09
4 fuli-Pase Ff0ntiSpltee and j number OF
large ILLUSTRATIONS in every number.
PROSPECTUS
Merry's Museum, For 1869.
The Merry old Patriarch Of the derry
young folks iagaziReS.
PROSPECTUS
Louisa VI. AIeott d Aunt sue,' Editor.

"MERRY's MUSEUM" is the oldest Magazin for
yoGDs people published ia The United States.
bows anu eiris whose fathers and mothers read it WIN an
equally eager interest tliriy years ago.
Like OLD wine, ike old friends, like old oboks Ter
RVS MCSEUn has improved 10y aga 81 no period #
Il. long lie vas II ever half 50 popular. or bIisht OF
worthy OF support, a. il IS al The presen nj time. Tins is
not our own opinion only but The verdict Of inpauizI
crlucs sineeI Ii passed into The hands 81 the existing
publisher and editors, 40 expense and no work have
been sprIed 10 render Ii more brlliant and attractive.
On another page, we present. a little haI oial Of sam
nles OF recent hotices by the press Of different states.
We could Ill several pages with similar testimony,
were further evidence necessary. We present shese tx
traces ony in order to induce the reader vino has not
sen our Magazine to examine il, and thus judge for
VIXEN we a-sert inst = Hiery's Museum - has no supe-
ricr fin class in the United States.
III.
Of " Rooert Merry" it can as truthiutiy be said as was
said Of the poet Of the " Seasons, = ne has hitherto
written:
No line, which, dying, be would wish to blot"
The character OF the magazine, in this respect, will
not be changed.
Bat, on the other hand, II will no; sustain this Fepa-
tGtIun by dulness, which Is sometimes-I0o ofen-.he
Twin sister of resp'ctabiity.
A young folks magazine Is nothing II net lively .
and We nave IN our editor, Louisa III A!eott. one o. tie
mo>s charming and brilliant writers for young people
by : namber OF contributors, who, AHA ugh less know n
10 lame, are adopts in ihis branch OF literature.
ass E1iNNAN nAa hta4nl 81 4Ca~A Ahc CtOt- a ECE
numb 7 during the coming year. Other contributions
are engaged from soine OF the most popular writers iur
youth la The country. We make no display Of disTIn-
gui-hed names, as II IS well known shat nearly all the
famous authors for adults, whose services nave been
secured from time 10 time Tor juveuile perioaicsfs. lave
prod enineniiy unsuccessful IN Trying 10 write for our
boys and siT p,
NhHe "Meuy'- Museum will contain Ii lac 10
when the Dost rigld crlc can sbj-ct, il viii be pree-
minenily an ev y day-a holiday magazine, with no
denoaiHatioaal bi's " hatever, bn5iuii OF mural sunshine
harmless fro!c, and pleasant -no~ edge
II will contain rcgn ariy Inc puzzi-s oad other fe.-
tGrss that ave made II 50 popular III TIE past aad will
pub sh a new series OF original and selected declama-
lions and Dialogues, expressly prepared Tor Us.
Parents and friends OF young people can make re more
accept bic present Than = years subscii pIion L. :. ai-r-
rvs 2d>eun- - ~hi.A wal Gauss the boys and girls to
think with pleasure II u-si- te~nefactoF, - saEely as
every month comes round. No pai-s. 2at 10 money on
CIR ,rI viii be spa Ell TO maze 1t the most attractive
git thaf the young tuiks can receive
For terms. see So ond page II coser.
C[bound volumes OF the " Museum foE 1858. con-
taif IEs over i've hundred pages. beaut fully u 4stTa ed
and { esanEty bound, are no." ready, aud viii De matted
pos; PAD. 20 any address, or receipt Of the price, So so
HORACE b. FULLER, Publisher,
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