Little Frankie on a Journey

MRS. LESLIE'S BOOKS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.
THE LITTLE FRANKIE SERIES.
FRANKIE'S BIRTH-DAY PRESENT.
LITTLE FRANKIE ON A JOURNEY. BY MRS. MADELINE LESLIE, AUTHOR OF THE HOME LIFE SERIES; MRS. LESLIE'S JUVENILE SERIES, ETC.
BOSTON: CROSBY AND NICHOLS. 117 Washington Street.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by A. R. BAKER, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. ELECTROTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
Frankie, said mamma one evening, just as he was going to bed, to-morrow you will be six years old; how should you like to have a party of your young friends?
I should like it very much indeed, replied the boy, his eyes sparkling with pleasure.
You have been trying to improve lately, my dear, and have almost conquered your hasty temper. Your father and I have been so much pleased with your conduct that we wish to reward you; so if you would like to have a party, I shall invite as many of your young friends as you please.
O, what a kind mamma! exclaimed Frankie, clasping his arms around his mother's neck. I mean to try to be just as good as I can.
The little boy then knelt by his low bed, and said his evening prayer. Perhaps you would like to hear it.