New History of the Life and Adventures of Tom Thumb

His shirt was made of a butterfly’s wing,
His boots were made of a mouse’s skin,
His coat was wove of thistle down,
An oak-leaf hat he had for his crown,
A tailor’s needle hung by his side,
And a mouse for a horse he used to ride.
NEW HAVEN. PUBLISHED BY S. BABCOCK. 1849.

MERLIN AT THE COTTAGE.

NEW HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF TOM THUMB.
When I was a little boy, children’s books were not quite as plenty, or as cheap, or as good as they are now. In those days, children did not often have a present of a pretty book with beautiful pictures; but when they did get one, it was highly prized.