● Transcriber’s Notes: ○ Missing or obscured punctuation was corrected. ○ This book was written at a time when both American and English spelling of some words were acceptable. The author’s usages weren't changed. ○ Typographical errors were silently corrected. ○ Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book. ○ Text that was in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_). End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Proverb Stories, by Louisa May Alcott