88 The Castlegate. [CHAP. Vv. 
It was in this way that he became acquainted with the 
Penny Magazine. He bought the first number,* and liked 
it so well that he continued to take it. He especially liked 
those parts of it which related to natural history. Among 
the other publications which he bought was one called the 
Weekly Visitor. It cost only a half-penny. It had good 
pictures, and gave excellent stories, which were usually of a 
religious tendency. He read this little publication over and 
over again. Nor did he ever lose the opportunity of going 
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OASTLEGATE ON FRIDAYS. 
to the Castlegate on Fridays, to see the pictures and pict- 
ure-books, which were usually exposed for sale on market- 
days. . 
The gun-makers’ windows were also a source of attrac- 
tion, for they often had stuffed birds exhibited in them. 
There was also a window devoted entirely to stuffed birds 
* The Penny Magazine was published in 1832, when Edward would 
be about eighteen years old. 
