- p. 9, removed duplicate word "in" (manuscript in advance)
- p. 62, removed duplicate word "with" (Phebe has been with us)
- p. 97, added paragraph break after quote ("... bloom on without me.")
- p. 104, removed duplicate word "but" (but there were no tears)
- p. 167, The title of Chapter XVI on the Contents Page is "The Birthnight Entertainment" however the Chapter title on the given page is "The Birthday Entertainment" and has been retained as written.
- p. 182, added word "our" to (a web of our own weaving)
- p. 230, added word "with" (you must take my father and mother and Ellen with you)
- p. 234, removed duplicate word "the" (take rooms at the hotel)
- p. 252, removed duplicate word "the" (like the whisperings of)
- p. 305, added second "as" (activity as soon as yourself)
- p. 318, removed duplicate word "the" (where the new resolutions)
- p. 320, removed duplicate word "it" (we could not help it)
- p. 322, changed word order "use the" to "the use" (what is the use of throwing misery)
- p. 387, removed duplicate word "over" (swing round over West Virginia)
- p. 442, added word "a" (Never was a mother more hartily welcomed)
- p. 458, removed duplicate word "the" (and the feast went on)
6. WORD VARIATIONS:
- "a-goin'" (1) and "agoin" (1)
- "ecstacy" (4) and "ecstasy" (2)
- "gaiety" (1) and "gayety" (1)
- "Lizzie" (5) and "Lizzy" (3)
- "nuf" (1) and "nuff" (1) (slang for enough)
- "road-side" (1) and "roadside" (1)
- "sand-bar" (2) and "sandbar" (1)
- "swear" (1) and "sware" (1) (archaic version)