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Title: The Peterkin Papers

Author: Lucretia P Hale

Release Date: May 30, 2008 [EBook #25648]

Language: English

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[Illustration: MRS. PETERKIN PUTS SALT INTO HER COFFEE.]

THE

PETERKIN PAPERS

BY

LUCRETIA P. HALE

With Illustrations

SEVENTH EDITION.

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY

The Riverside Press, Cambridge.

1893

Copyright, 1880

By JAMES R. OSGOOD & COMPANY

and 1886

By TICKNOR & COMPANY

* * * * *

THE PETERKIN PAPERS

Dedicated

TO MEGGIE

(THE DAUGHTER OF THE LADY FROM PHILADELPHIA)

_TO WHOM THESE STORIES WERE FIRST TOLD_

* * * * *

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION OF
THE PETERKIN PAPERS.

The first of these stories was accepted by Mr. Howard M. Ticknor for
the "Young Folks." They were afterwards continued in numbers of the
"St. Nicholas."

A second edition is now printed, containing a new paper, which has
never before been published, "The Peterkins at the Farm."

It may be remembered that the Peterkins originally hesitated about
publishing their Family Papers, and were decided by referring the
matter to the lady from Philadelphia. A little uncertain whether she
might happen to be at Philadelphia, they determined to write and ask
her.

Solomon John suggested a postal-card. Everybody reads a postal, and
everybody would read it as it came along, and see its importance, and
help it on. If the lady from Philade