therefore she does not wish to kill them. Address, care of the Editor.

There are a few vacancies for contributors to a MS. Magazine. The writers must be over fourteen years of age. Rules can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary, Miss Ida Meynell, Sidford House, Dawlish.

"F. M. T." wishes to hear of some one who will exchange books for a village Library. For lists of books and further particulars apply to The Vicar, Wroxton, Banbury.

"H. W." wishes to hear of a Drawing Society into which a girl of twelve years old can be admitted. Orby Vicarage, Burgh, R. S. O., Lincolnshire.

Members are wanted for a Foreign Reading Society, in which prizes are given. Six hours' reading required per week.

Rules can be had on application to the Secretary, enclosing a stamped envelope. Miss E. J. Westall, Claverton Lodge, Belmont Park, Lee, S.E.

"M." will be glad to receive orders for pincushions, shaped like miniature footstools, 6d. each; rolls of patterns for worsted work, 18.; crewel designs ready traced, or worked. The proceeds are for a charity. Hempstead Rectory, Stalham, Norfolk.

"C. F. B." asks for contributions of the best parts of old kid gloves, to use in making sides for round pincushions the size of a florin. Scraps of ribbon as bows for straw frames also acceptable. "C. F. B." is selling pincushions and frames, in order to collect money towards paying the passage of a poor child to New Zealand. She will be glad to sell babies' socks 18. a pair, for the same object. Catherington House, Horndean, Hants.

Report of the Aunt Judy's Magazine' Cots at the Hospital for Sick Children, 49 Great Ormond Street, London, May 15, 1879.

There is nothing particular to say about the Freddy, aged two years, who

now occupies the 'AUNT JUDY' Cot, in the Victoria Ward.

The little girl in the Helena Ward is named Elizabeth, is four years old, and has a bad throat. As steam is good for her complaint, her cot is enclosed with curtains, and these shut in the vapour which may be seen streaming forth from a small apparatus. Elizabeth looks a quaint little creature, and has, we believe, plenty to say to intimate friends, but is very reserved to strangers.

If any one wants to see an interesting child in the Louise Ward, let him find out Herbert, age seven, who has a diseased knee, and a painfully delicate face. Almost every morning he says,

Nurse, you'll please excuse me, if I cry when my leg's dressed to-day; I won't cry to-morrow." But, alas! to-morrow brings the same dread, for the leg is extremely painful, and so the sad little speech is again uttered. However, he tries to console himself by looking forward to the time when he-the patient-will be a man and a surgeon, and his present doctor, or some one just like him, will be a little boy, and have his leg dressed. Not that Herbert would like to give pain to others, because, he has so much to bear himself. "I won't make any one cry if I can help it," he says, thinking of his future medical practice.

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No vegetables have at present (May 15th) arrived, but flowers in abundance have been sent to the Hospital. short time since there was a Flower Mission Service, or something of the kind, at a church at Slough, and so many flowers were afterwards sent for the wards in one day, that they could not possibly be all used there, so numbers of little bunches were tied up and distributed the next morning to the outpatients.

Sometimes those gifts of charity which seem the smallest are in reality the greatest and best. Why? because they have been the most valued treasures which the senders had to give. The other day, a scrap-book arrived from a little boy of six. There was nothing remarkable about it, but in the child's eyes it was exceedingly precious, and he had taken more care of it than of any other of his small possessions. However, he made up his mind that it should go to the sick children of our Hospital, and

so it arrived. Did the little man's heart swell uncomfortably, we wonder, as he watched his treasure being wrapped up to go? Was a tear dropped upon it? very likely; for it is not easily and all at once that the great lesson is learned, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

One of the eight canaries, mentioned in the last report, has met with a violent death, having received a fatally severe peck from one of its companions. We might vary the old Cock-robin story,' and sing

Mother 108., Dora 28. 6d., the

Twins 1s., Elizabeth 18. A. M. (omitted in May) Our Birdie

A Goat, a Buck, two Puppies,
two Rabbits
Dorothy 2d., Archie 2d.
Maybloom

Pompey and Sally.

A Brownie, a small frock. Carry and Fanny, fresh prim

roses.

F. M. W., M. G. W., and E. M W., an Easter offering, some toys.

Lilly, some flowers.

The Misses Sutton and Casson, a parcel of clothing. Miss Fowkes, a box of wild flowers.

Miss Emily Caroline Schumann, 3 scrap-books. Sunday School Girls of Milton Ernest, Bedford, some spring flowers.

Master Miller, some bunches of flowers, with scripture texts and picture books.

Lealy Sunday School, Guildford, some flowers.