good-naturedly called "Day and Night."

AUNT WINNIE.




[Illustration: View from Cooper's Hill]

VIEW FROM COOPER'S HILL.


When grandma was a little girl, she lived in England, where she was
born. She lived in the town of Windsor, twenty-three miles south-west of
London, the greatest city in the world.

Grandma showed us, the other day, this picture of a view from Cooper's
Hill, near Windsor, and said, "Many a time and oft, dear children, have
I stood there by the old fence, and looked down on the beautiful
prospect,--the winding Thames, the gardens, the fields, and Windsor
Castle in the distance.

"This noble structure was originally built by William the Conqueror, as
far back as the eleventh century. It has been embellished by most of the
succeeding kings and queens. It is the principal residence of Queen
Victoria in our day. The great park, not far distant, has a circuit of
eighteen miles; and west from the park is Windsor Forest, having a
circuit of fifty-six miles.

"It is many a year since I saw these places. I cannot expect to visit