, which I prepared for dinner with such care, but
never tasted. Annie never dared say "ghosts" after that, and lived
with us till Dick was three years old. But there is papa, and these
little girls must have a piece of cake and run home.

[Illustration: {A BOY AND GIRL ICE SKATING.}]

Transcriber's Note

The story SAILOR BABIES seems to end rather abruptly, and the poem
following, PRETTY POLLY PRIMROSE, seems to start in the middle.
Another copy of the book was checked and found to be the same, with no
sign of a missing page, so this is probably a printing error.

The poem starting "Dick and Gray" was originally in the middle of the
story THE RETURN OF THE BIRDS; the poem has been moved before that
story for readability.

The second page of the story DIME AND BETTY, starting "I drive Betty
to pasture every day," was obtained from a different copy of the book,
which was identical in all aspects except the layout of the copyright
page.

The story THE TOWER OF LONDON consistently refers to Anne Boleyn as
Anna Boleyn. This has been preserved as printed.

Punctuation errors have been repaired. Inconsistent spelling and
hyphenation has been preserved as printed across different pieces, but
made consistent within individual pieces, as follows:

IN THE WOODS--Molly amended to Mollie--""You were
mistaken, Mollie, I'm sure.""

HOW THE DAYS WENT AT SEA-GULL BEACH--Estelle amended to
Estella--"We put the pole through the handle and Estella
and myself took hold ..."

DINGFORD'S BABY--Hettie amended to Hetty--"That little
brother of Hetty Dingford was the funniest baby on the
coast; ..."

The following amendments have also been made:

THE LAUGHING JACKASS--rellishes amended to relishes--"He
relishes lizards very much, and there are plenty ..."

THE LAUGHING JACKASS--rotton amended to rotten--"She
lays here egss on the rotten wood at the bottom of the
hole."

TOMMY AND THE GANDER--then amended to them--"Tommy took
one of them in his hands."

FAN'S CARDS--Chrisrmas amended to Christmas--"Then they
all waved their cards and cried "Merry Christmas! ...""

WHO KILLED THE GOOSE?--alway amended to always--""People
are always saying dogs do things," ..."

MRS. GIMSON'S SUMMER BOARDERS--fricaseed amended to
fricasseed--"If coffee and fricasseed chicken would not
be just the thing ..."

MRS. GIMSON'S SUMMER BOARDERS--heir