The Jumble: a Collection of Pieces in Prose and Rhyme for the Silver Lake Stories

The Jumble: A Collection Of Pieces In Prose And Rhyme For The Silver Lake Stories by Cousin Cicely. This 19th?century children’s anthology gathers prose tales and rhymed pieces that teach moral lessons through simple village scenarios and child?centered dilemmas. The volume, part of the Silver Lake Stories tradition, centers on virtues such as honesty, temperance, industry, charity, and piety. Through stories like The Wax Doll, The Hen’s Convention, The Broken China, The Echo, Is My Three Cent Piece A Talent?, Little Annie’s Prayer, and many others, young readers encounter consequences for misdeeds and rewards for virtue. Prefatory remarks frame the work as a devotional, instructive entertainment meant to amuse while shaping character. The text blends short narratives with verse and suggests illustrations to guide memory. It reflects a mid?19th?century American didactic approach, aiming to nurture respectful, honest, and industrious children who turn moral tales into everyday good deeds.