Transcriber’s Notes

1. Punctuation has been normalized to contemporary standards.

2. Frontispiece illustration relocated to after copyright notice.

3. Roman numerals in original Table of Contents retained and applied at chapter headings.

4. Typographic errors corrected in original:
p. 12 Friskly to Frisky (“Frisky simply had”)
p. 49 like to liked (“Frisky Squirrel liked to play”)