Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys and Girls

This is little Annie Browne.
NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, BROADWAY.
NEW-YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. 1853. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1849, by D. APPLETON & COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New-York.

Once on a time, there lived a little bit of a lady who had a great many nephews and nieces. She was very little indeed, so all the children loved her, and said she was the best little auntie in the world, and exactly the right size to play with them and tell them stories. Sometimes she told them interesting stories about George Washington, and other great and good men; sometimes funny stories, about Frizzlefits and Monsieur Pop, and sometimes she would make them nearly die laughing with stories about the Dutchman, Hansansvanansvananderdansvaniedeneidendiesandeusan.
At last, one day, one of her nieces said to her, Dear Auntie, do write some stories, and put them in a book for us to read, and keep, as long as we live.
The little Aunt thought this was a very good plan, and here are the stories, dear little children, for all of you. If you like them, just let me know, and you shall have some more next year from
Aunt Fanny.

Mr. and Mrs. Percy had seven grandchildren, all very pretty and very good. These children did not all have the same father and mother, that is, Mr. and Mrs. Percy's eldest son had three children, whose names were Mary, and Carry, and Thomas; and one of their daughters was married, and had three children; their names were Willy, and Bella, and Fanny; and their youngest son was married and had one child. Her name was Sarah. She was the youngest of the children, and they all loved her very much, and her Grandma made a great pet of her.
The children and their parents had been invited to eat a Christmas dinner with their Grandma, and they had been promised a little dance in the evening. Even little Sarah was to go, and stay to the Ball, as she called it. They were glad; for they liked to go to their dear Grandma's very much.