TO ELSIE McCOLM BUTLER A VERY GOOD CHILD THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED BY HER FATHER
Reading edition
CONTENTS
THE CONFESSIONS OF A DADDY
I. OUR NEIGHBORS' BABIES
II. WHEN SHE CAME
III. THE DAY OF THE SPANK
List of Illustrations
On the Floor With Her Stockings Not on Yet.
She Was Like a Butterfly in Amongs the Butterflies.
The Two Children Run to the Gate.
Edith L.
Mrs. Murphy's Children
She Wouldn't Keep Still a Minute
The Sobbin' Got Weaker and Weaker