Transcriber's Note

Page numbering in the original goes from 39 to [391 through to 3914]before recommencing the sequence from 40.
Variations in hyphenation have been retained as they appear in theoriginal publication. Changes to the original have been made asfollows:
Title Page Comma changed to fullstop at the end of the line WITH ILLUSTRATION BY F. O. C. [DARLEY.]
Page 19 polked to their hearts' content changed to [polkaed] to their hearts' content
Page 3912 Quotation mark removed from the end of the line down and kisses [her!]
Page 48 Single quotation mark replaced by double before ["The] star, the manger, and the Child!"
Page 60 Quotation mark added at the end of the court, the camp, and the Argus [office."]
Page 72 Quotation mark added at the end of What [fun!"]
Page 79 Quotation mark added before ["Can't] you behave
Page 84 haled Bridget up five flights of stairs changed to [hauled] Bridget up five flights of stairs
Page 98 docter says, maybe a shade changed to [doctor] says, maybe a shade
Page 158 three or four regiments, thirteeen changed to three or four regiments, [thirteen]
Page 208 words of their langauge changed to words of their [language]
Page 225 And Mr. Sydner agreed with changed to And Mr. [Snyder] agreed with
In the promotional pages at the end of the book:
A $ sign has been added to 670 pages. Price [$1.75.]
A fullstop has been added after the initial G in A NURSERY RHYME BOOK. By CHRISTINA [G.]
A fullstop has been added after of the Apostle of the [Gentiles.]