Philadelphia, December, 1848.

CONTENTS

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The Proud Girl[9]
The Use of Punishments[17]
Julian and his Rabbit[20]
Queen Anne’s Physicians[25]
Lizzie Carson[29]
Cruelty to Animals[37]
Deception Punished[40]
Brothers and Sisters[43]
The Geraldines[45]
Faithful Fido[51]
Generosity Rewarded[54]
Danger of Coquetry[61]
Pussy-hood[67]
Harry and his Rabbits[69]
The Shipwrecked on an Uninhabited Island[72]
Hints on Reading[80]
Scenes in the Life of a Roach[82]
The Carter’s Helpmates[85]
The Folly of being Vain[89]
Orphan Wanderers[95]
Anticipations and Realities[99]
A Fox’s Tale of his Adventures[104]
New Charades[119]
Mary and her Little Goat[122]
Confidence in an Indian[125]
“The Spell of a Gentle Word”[129]
Indian Children[133]
The Boyhood of Washington[141]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Grandfather Merryman[Frontispiece.]
The Proud Girl (2 plates)[9]
The Use of Punishments[17]
Julian and his Rabbit[20]
Queen Anne’s Physicians[25]
Lizzie Carson (2 plates)[29]
Cruelty to Animals[37]
Deception Punished[40]
Brothers and Sisters[43]
The Geraldines[45]
Faithful Fido[51]
Generosity Rewarded (2 plates)[54]
Dangers of Coquetry[61]
Harry and his Rabbits[69]
The Shipwrecked (2 plates)[72]
Hints on Reading[80]
The Carter’s Helpmates[85]
The Folly of being Vain (2 plates)[89]
Orphan Wanderers[95]
Anticipations and Realities[99]
A Fox’s Adventures (2 plates)[104]
Mary and her Goat[122]