∞ PUTNAM'S MONTHLY; A MAGAZINE OF American Literature, Science, and Art. VOL. V. JANUARY TO JULY, 1855. NEW YORK: DIX & EDWARDS, 10 PARK PLACE. MDCCCLV. Harvard College Library Gift of Miss Longfellow, Mrs. Dana, 9 Jan. 1895. ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by DIX & EDWARDS, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mile-Stones on our Life's Journey-Salt- Water Bubbles-Leaves from the Tree Igdrasyl-The Wide-Awake Gift, and Know-Nothing Token for 1855—Wisdom, Wit, and Whims-Maxims of Washington -Webster and his Master-pieces-The Out-doors at Idlewild You have heard of |