A BOOK FOR THE YOUNG. 

 DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO THE HON. MRS. MANNERS SUTTON. 

  By 

 A LADY. 

 1856. 

 Saint John, N.B., Printed By J. & A. McMillan, Phoenix House, 78, Prince Wm. Street. 

 TO THE HON. MRS. MANNERS SUTTON. 

 MADAM,— 

 With every feeling of deference and respect, do I beg to offer my grateful acknowledgments for your kindness in according me the honor of your influential name, in offering my Little Book to the public; and I can only regret my humble efforts are not more worthy your patronage. 

 I have the honour to be, Madam, 

 Your obliged and obedient servant, 

 SARAH FRENCH. 

  

 PREFACE. 

 COURTEOUS READER, 

 In offering a second effort from her pen, the Writer begs, most humbly, to deprecate all criticism; for much of which, there will, doubtless, be found ample room. 

 This little book has been written in the hope that notwithstanding its many imperfections, it will not be altogether useless to those for whom it is especially intended,—the Young; and should the Authoress fail in effecting all the good she desires, she trusts, she may take refuge under the negative merit, of not having written one word that can do harm. 

 If it be objected to, that the Poetry is not original; it is, she would beg 

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