Times referenced in the original text sometimes use a period between the digits and sometimes a colon. Periods between the digits have been replaced with colons.
Page 2 is blank in the original.
Page 273 is a full page illustration in the original. The illustration has been moved to between paragraphs.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation remain as in the original.
The following corrections have been made to the original text:
Page 11: two sat alone for some time[original has “sometime”]
Page 12: “[quotation mark missing in original]No sir,” responded Miss Lizzie
Page 15: stomachs could determine[original has “detemine”] that question