Front matter
Reading edition
BOOKS BY JOANNA H. MATHEWS.
I. THE BESSIE BOOKS.
6 vols. In a box. $7.50.
Seaside$1.25
City1.25
Friends1.25
Mountains1.25
School1.25
Travels1.25
II. THE FLOWERETS
A SERIES OF STORIES ON THE COMMANDMENTS.
6 vols. In a box. $3.60.
Violet's Idol.
Daisy's Work.
Rose's Temptation.
Lily's Lesson.
Hyacinthe and her Brothers.
Pinkie and the Rabbits.
III. LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
6 vols. In a box. $6.00.
Belle Powers' Locket.
Dora's Motto. 16mo.
Lily Norris' Enemy.
Jessie's Parrot.
Mamie's Watchword.
Nellie's Housekeeping.
IV. KITTY AND LULU BOOKS.
6 vols. In a box. $6.00.
Toutou and Pussy.
Kitty's Robins.
The White Rabbit.
Rudie's Goat.
Kitty's Visit.
Kitty's Scrap-Book.
V. MISS ASHTON'S GIRLS.
1. Fanny's Birthday$1.25
2. The New Scholars1.25
3. Rosalie's Pet1.25
4. Eleanor's Visit1.25
5. Mabel Walton1.25
VI. HAPS AND MISHAPS.
6 vols. In a box. $7.50.
1. Little Friends$1.25
2. The Broken Mallet1.25
3. Blackberry Jam1.25
4. Milly's Whims1.25
5. Lilies and Thistledown1.25
6. Uncle Joe's Thanksgiving1.25
ROBERT CARTER AND BROTHERS,
New York.

FRONTISPIECE. Bessie at Sea Side.

Bessie at the Sea-Side.
by JOANNA H. MATHEWS
"And a Little Child shall lead them."
NEW YORK: Robert Carter & Brothers, 530 Broadway.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by Robert Carter and Brothers, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
To my dear Mother,
Whose "children arise up and call her blessed," IS THIS LITTLE VOLUME Lovingly and gratefully dedicated