Pride and poverty do not seem to agree with each other; but there is a pride which is not irreconcilable with the humblest station. This pride of character finds an illustration in the life of my heroine.

Thanking my young friends again for the pleasant reception given to my former books I submit this volume in the hope that Katy Redburn will prove to be a worthy and agreeable companion for their leisure hours.

WILLIAM T. ADAMS.
DORCHESTER, Sept. 29, 1858.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER
I. [Katy Redburn and Others Are Introduced]
II. [The History of the Silver Watch]
III. [Katy and Master Simon Sneed Visit the Pawnbroker's Shop]
IV. [Katy Matures a Magnificent Scheme]
V. [Katy Visits Mrs. Gordon, and Gets Rid of Dr. Flynch]
VI. [Katy Prepares a Stock of Merchandise]
VII. [Katy Makes a Large Sale]
VIII. [Katy Sells Out, and Visits the Mayor]
IX. [Katy talks with the Mayor, and Recovers the Watch]
X. [Katy, in Distress, finds a Champion]
XI. [Katy Meets with Extraordinary Success]
XII. [Katy Pays Her Debts, and Tommy Goes to Sea]
XIII. [Katy Employs an Assistant]
XIV. [Master Simon Sneed Makes a Mistake]
XV. [Katy Gets a Letter from Liverpool]
XVI. [Ann Grippen Plays Tricks upon Travelers]
XVII. [The Sun Sets, and the Night Comes On]
XVIII. [Katy Struggles Bravely through a Series of Trials]
XIX. [Katy Resorts to a Loan]
XX. [Mrs. Gordon Feels Faint, and Katy Enters a New Sphere]
XXI. [Katy Goes to Church, and Has a Birthday Party]

POOR AND PROUD;
OR, THE FORTUNES OF KATY REDBURN.

CHAPTER I.

KATY REDBURN AND OTHERS ARE INTRODUCED.

"Give me a flounder, Johnny?" said a little girl of eleven, dressed in coarse and ragged garments, as she stooped down and looked into the basket of the dirty young fisherman, who sat with his legs hanging over the edge of the pier.