CONTENTS.--No. XXII The Freedom of the Press. By Edward B. Freeland, 361 The Brothers. An Allegory, 367 Unuttered. By Kate Putnam, 377 William Lilly, Astrologer. By Henry Willson, 379 Jefferson Davis--Repudiation, Recognition, and Slavery. By Hon. Robert J. Walker, 390 Diary of Frances Krasinska, 394 Maiden's Dreaming. By E. W. C., 403 Thirty Days with the Seventy-First Regiment, 404 Reason, Rhyme, and Rhythm. By Mrs. Martha W. Cook, 412 Currency and the National Finances. By J. Smith Homans, 419 October Afternoon in the Highlands, 433 The Isle of Springs. By Rev. Mr. Starbuck, 433 The Restoration of the Union. By Hon. F.P. Stanton, 444 Was He Successful? By Richard B. Kimball, 452 American Finances and Resources. By Hon. Robt. J. Walker, 463 Voiceless Singers, 473 A Detective's Story, 474 Literary Notices, 478

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