BESSIE AND HER FRIENDS
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_BOOKS BY JOANNA H. MATHEWS._
I. THE BESSIE BOOKS.
6 vols. In a box. $7.50.
II. THE FLOWERETS.
A SERIES OF STORIES ON THE COMMANDMENTS.
6 vols. In a box. $3.60.
III. LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
6 vols. In a box. $6.00.
IV. KITTY AND LULU BOOKS.
6 vols. In a box. $6.00.
V. MISS ASHTON'S GIRLS.
6 vols. In a neat box. $7.50.
VI. HAPS AND MISHAPS.
_BY JULIA A. MATHEWS._
I. DARE TO DO RIGHT SERIES.
5 vols. In a box. $5.50.
II. DRAYTON HALL STORIES.
Illustrative of the Beatitudes. 6 vols. In a box. $4.50.
III. THE GOLDEN LADDER SERIES.
Stories illustrative of the Lord's Prayer. 6 vols. $3.00.
ROBERT CARTER AND BROTHERS,
_New York_.
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Bessie's Friends. FRONTIS.]
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BESSIE AND HER FRIENDS.
by
JOANNA H. MATHEWS,
Author of "Bessie at the Seaside," "Bessie in the City," &c.
"_Speak not evil one of another._"
"_Bear ye one another's burdens._"
New York:Robert Carter & Brothers,530 Broadway.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, byRobert Carter and Brothers,In the Clerk's Office of the District Courtof the United States for theSouthern District of New York.
To
_MY SISTER BELLA_,
WHOSE LOVING CONSIDERATION
_Has lightened the "burden" of many an otherwise weary hour_.
_CONTENTS._
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_I. Jennie's Home_ 7
_II. The Police-Sergeant's Story_ 30
_III. Little Pitchers_ 48
_IV. Papa's Story_ 64
_VI. Uncle Ruthven_ 117
_VII. An Unexpected Visitor_ 143
_VIII. Franky_ 167
_IX. Bear ye One Another's Burdens_ 181
_X. Two Surprises_ 200
_XI. Blind Willie_ 224
_XII. Maggie's Book_ 241
_XIII. Disappointment_ 269
_XIV. Aunt Patty_ 294
_XV. Willie's Visit_ 314
_XVI. Willie's Recovery_ 336
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_BESSIE AND HER FRIENDS_.