FRONTISPIECE.


JESSIE'S PARROT.

"A HAUGHTY SPIRIT GOETH BEFORE A FALL."

"He that is down need fear no fall,
He that is low no pride,
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide."

BY

JOANNA H. MATHEWS,

AUTHOR OF THE "BESSIE BOOKS" AND THE "FLOWERETS."

NEW YORK: