CONTENTS.

SCENE I.
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Flossy Morrison learns the Secret of Death
without ever having learned the Secret
of Life[7]
SCENE II.
Little Timothy Jessup assumes Parental Responsibilities[17]
SCENE III.
Timothy plans a Campaign, and Providence
materially assists in carrying it out, or
vice versa[26]
SCENE IV.
Jabe Slocum assumes the RĂ´le of Guardian Angel[39]
SCENE V.
Timothy finds a House in which he thinks a
Baby is needed, but the Inmates do not
entirely agree with Him[51]
SCENE VI.
Timothy, Lady Gay, and Rags prove faithful
to each other[63]
SCENE VII.
Mistress and Maid find to their Amazement
that a Child, more than all other Gifts,
brings Hope with it, and forward looking
Thoughts[74]
SCENE VIII.
Jabe and Samantha exchange Hostilities, and
the former says a Good Word for the
Little Wanderers[87]
SCENE IX.
"Now the End of the Commandment is Charity,
out of a Pure Heart"[100]
SCENE X.
Aunt Hitty comes to "make over," and supplies
Back Numbers to all the Village
Histories[112]
SCENE XI.
Miss Vilda decides that Two is One too many,
and Timothy breaks a Humming-Bird's Egg[126]
SCENE XII.
Lyddy Pettigrove's Funeral[143]
SCENE XIII.
Pleasant River is baptized with the Spirit of
Adoption[152]
SCENE XIV.
Timothy Jessup runs away a Second Time,
and, like other Blessings, brightens as
He takes his Flight[166]
SCENE XV.
Like all Dogs in Fiction, the Faithful Rags
guides Miss Vilda to his Little Master[179]
SCENE XVI.
Timothy's Quest is ended, and Samantha says,
"Come along, Dave"[189]