And the cockerel
answered, "Cock-coo-doodle-doo! I haven't seen Boy Blue:
cock-coo-doodle-doo!"

[Illustration: Hen]

Then an old hen was asked if she had seen Boy Blue. She said, "Cluck,
cluck, cluck! I haven't seen Boy Blue; but I will call my chicks, and
you can ask them. Cluck, cluck, cluck!" And all the chicks came running,
but only said, "Peep, peep, peep! We haven't seen Boy Blue. Peep, peep,
peep!"

[Illustration: Hen & Chicks]

Boy Blue's father then went to the men who were making hay, and said,
"Men, men, have you seen my Boy Blue?" But the men answered, "No, no: we
have not seen Boy Blue." But just then they happened to look under a
haycock; and there, all curled up, lay Boy Blue, and his dog Tray, fast
asleep.

[Illustration: Father & Boy Blue]

His father shook him by the arm, saying, "Boy Blue, wake up, wake up!
The sheep are in the meadow, and the cows are in the corn." Boy Blue
sprang to his feet, seized his tin horn, and ran as fast as he could to
the cornfield, with his little dog running by his side.

[Illustration: Boy Blue & Horn]

He blew on his horn, "_Toot, toot, toot_!" and all the cows came running
up, saying, "Moo, moo!" He drove them to the barn to be milked. Then he
ran to the meadows, and blew once more, "_Toot, toot, toot_!" and all
the sheep came running up, saying, "Baa, baa!" and he drove them to
their pasture.

Then Boy Blue said to his dog, "Little dog, little dog, it's time for
supper," and his little dog said "Bow, wow! Bow, wow!" So they went home
to supper.

After Boy Blue had eaten a nice bowl of bread and milk, his father said:
"Now Boy Blue, you had better go to bed, and have a good night's rest,
so that you may be able to keep awake all day to-morrow; for I don't
want to have such a hunt for you again." Then Boy Blue said, "Good
night," and went to bed, and slept sweetly all night long.

A.L.T.

[Illustration: From SIR EDWIN LANDSEER'S painting. In outline by MR.
HARRISON WEIR, as a drawing lesson.]

DAY AND NIGHT.

Blue-eyed Charley Day had a cousin near his own age, whose name was
Harry Knight. When they were about eight years old, and began to go to
the public school, the boys called them, "Day and Night."

Charley did not object to the puns the schoolboys made; but Harry was
quite vexed by them. Having quite a dark skin, and very dark eyes and
hair, he thought the boys meant to insult him by calling him, "Night."

One large boy, about twelve