The Adopted Daughter. By Alice Carey 9
Three Scenes in the South. By C. B. Parsons 87
Mary Neilly. By Mrs. Jennie Dowling De Witt 105
The Last of Torconnier's Band. By Mrs. C. W. Denison 112
The Spoiler. By John Wesley Whitehead 131
A Country Recollection; or, The Reformed Inebriate. By Mrs. E. F. Ellet 133
The Way-side Spring. By T. B. Read 144
The Dying Husband. By Will. Willowell 146
A Water-Song. By Geo. F. Cheever 150
Out of the Tavern 151
Agatha to Harold. A Ballad. By Alice Carey 152
Twilight. By E. J. Eames 159
Little Peleg; the Drunkard's Son. By Wm. T. Coggshall 160
The Heart's Litany. By F. H. Stauffer 179
Comfort. By Mrs. C. M. Kirkland 180
The Pen and the Press 197
Lovely Woman 198
The Consecration. By Phœbe Carey 199
The Sculptor of Florence and the Mysterious Stranger 200
“Love and cherish one another!” 208
Rose May, the new School Mistress. By F. H. Stauffer 209
The dead Youth of the Isthmus. By Rev C. W. Denison 222
Cast out the Wine. By Alice Carey 225
A Tale. From the French of S. H. Berthond 227
Nanny 235
My early Friend. By Francis S. Woodworth 236
The Shadow-death. By Virginia A. Swoope 246
Love's Assurance. By Mrs. C. Maria Landon 247
The Auction, or the Wedding Coat 248
The Neglected. By Phœbe Carey 262
Wine Occasionally. By Mrs. E. J. Eames 264
Unequal Yoking. By Leroy M. Lee, M. D. 273
The Angel Child. By Mrs. L. G. Abell 283
A Sister's Love 285
The Devoted. By Phœbe Carey 286
The Basket Maker 287
Out-spoken Love. By Mary 292
Lights and Shadows. By Angela 293
Idella Pemberton. By Rev. Philip P. Neely 307
An Autumn Song. By Mrs. C. Maria Landon 313
The Love of Zephyr and the Violet. By J. Wesley Whitfield 315
Pretty, laughing Eoline. By F. H. Stauffer 317
Female Pioneers of the West. By Mrs. E. F. Ellet 318
My Work. By Phœbe Carey 325
Words 326
One Leaf of Life. By Mrs. L. G. Abell 327
The Two Clerks. By C. D. Colesworthy 329
Winter 338
Lament of the Forsaken. By Mrs. C. Maria Landon 340
A Tale of the Destroyer. By J. W. Field 342
The Spirit of the Vine. By J. Wesley Whitfield 348
Niagara 350
A True Story. By Rev. J. T. Crane 351
Earth's Heavenly Visitor. By Mary Middleton 358
The Voice and Pen. By D. F. M'Carthy 360
Watching. By Phœbe Carey 361
The History of a Neighborhood. By Neal Dow 362
