To be sure, my little darlings, I know all about it. I have cried tears enough to float a steamship, about all these provoking things; and now whenever I see a little child cry, I never feel like laughing at him: for I know that often his little heart is just ready to break, for somebody to pet him. So I always say a kind word, or give him a pat on the head, or a kiss; for I know that though the little insect has but one grain to carry, he often staggers under it: and I have seen the time when a kind word, or a beaming smile, would have been worth more to me, than all the broad lands of merrie England. Transcriber’s Note: The illustrations which were plates in the book have been moved near to the text they illustrate. The page numbers in the list of illustrations are for the original position of the plates. This book contains inconsistent hyphenations which have been left as printed. Corrections to punctuation have been made without comment. Other changes that have been made are: Page 21 From he had whippped To he had whipped Page 21 From The guantlet of defiance To The gauntlet of defiance Page 128 From Susannna To Susanna Page 133 From Now take a a little advice To Now take a little advice Page 137 From INSIGNIFCANT LOVE To INSIGNIFICANT LOVE Page 141 From The more fuss the the better To The more fuss the better Page 263 From where-[new line]ever To wherever Page 279 From What on earth sent yon To What on earth sent you Page 356 From arrranging his furniture To arranging his furniture End of Project Gutenberg's Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio., by Fanny Fern