DEDICATION.
To ev'ry laughter-loving Tot—
Whether your name be Dot or not;
And may you find a Merryland
Forever lying close at hand.
CHAPTER LIST
I.—[Roselawn]
II.—[Tot]
III.—[The Boat]
IV.—[Under the Cliffs]
V.—[The Watch-Dog of Merryland]
VI.—[The First Valley]
VII.—[The Clown Country]
VIII.—[The Second Valley]
IX.—[The Third Valley]
X.—[The Queen of Merryland]
XI.—[The Palace of Wonders]
XII.—[Prince Tot and Princess Dot]
XIII.—[The Revolt of the Dolls]
XIV.—[The Queen's Fairy Wand]
XV.—[The Valley of Pussycats]
XVI.—[The Busy Mr. Split]
XVII.—[The Animals that Wound Up]
XVIII.—[The Valley of Lost Things]
XIX.—[The Lost Crowns]
XX.—[The Voyage Ends]
But, now that the flowers were blooming and the birds singing in the new-leaved trees, she was going, in charge of her governess, to pass the summer at Roselawn, a beautiful country home her father had recently purchased.
"You must try not to be lonely, dear," said her father, as he held her little hand in his big, strong one. "I have told Miss Bombien to let you run and romp to your heart's content, so the roses may more quickly return to your pale cheeks."
Dot's eyes brightened. To run and romp as she pleased would indeed be a new experience to her, and she was happy even to think of such delight.