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 amended to their--"... with their graceful talk, and numberless resources of entertainment." SMALL BEGINNINGS--close by amended to by close--"... and by close application to his studies, ..." AUTUMN LEAVES, AND WHAT KATIE DID--thown amended to thrown--"... their leaves are thrown away, and they are empty-handed." WAIF'S ROMANCE--presented amended to prevented--"... even if the overflowed valley had prevented her accustomed excursions; ..." WAIF'S ROMANCE--receeding amended to receding--"... until he came to a good sized pond left by the receding waters ..." WAIF'S ROMANCE--smuggled amended to snuggled--"... the kitten was snuggled up as close to her brute protector ..." TWO LITTLE GIRLS--befel amended to befell--"And this is what befell;" THE LION AT THE "ZOO"--purs amended to purrs--"... he lies down and purrs as good-naturedly as a pussy cat, ..." A table of contents has been added for the convenience of the reader. Illustration captions in {curly brackets} have been added by the transcriber for the convenience of the reader. The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.