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BESSIE AT THE SEA-SIDE
_BOOKS BY JOANNA H. MATHEWS._
I. THE BESSIE BOOKS.
6 vols. In a box. $7.50.
SEASIDE $1.25CITY 1.25FRIENDS 1.25MOUNTAINS 1.25SCHOOL 1.25TRAVELS 1.25
II. THE FLOWERETS
A SERIES OF STORIES ON THE COMMANDMENTS.
6 vols. In a box. $3.60.
VIOLET'S IDOL.DAISY'S WORK.ROSE'S TEMPTATION.LILY'S LESSON.HYACINTHE AND HER BROTHERS.PINKIE AND THE RABBITS.
III. LITTLE SUNBEAMS.
6 vols. In a box. $6.00.
BELLE POWERS' LOCKET.DORA'S MOTTO. 16mo.LILY NORRIS' ENEMY.JESSIE'S PARROT.MAMIE'S WATCHWORD.NELLIE'S HOUSEKEEPING.
IV. KITTY AND LULU BOOKS.
6 vols. In a box. $6.00.
TOUTOU AND PUSSY.KITTY'S ROBINS.THE WHITE RABBIT.RUDIE'S GOAT.KITTY'S VISIT.KITTY'S SCRAP-BOOK.
V. MISS ASHTON'S GIRLS.
1. FANNY'S BIRTHDAY $1.252. THE NEW SCHOLARS 1.253. ROSALIE'S PET 1.254. ELEANOR'S VISIT 1.255. MABEL WALTON 1.25
VI. HAPS AND MISHAPS.
6 vols. In a box. $7.50.
1. LITTLE FRIENDS $1.252. THE BROKEN MALLET 1.253. BLACKBERRY JAM 1.254. MILLY'S WHIMS 1.255. LILIES AND THISTLEDOWN 1.256. UNCLE JOE'S THANKSGIVING 1.25
ROBERT CARTER AND BROTHERS,
_New York_.
FRONTISPIECE.
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_BESSIE AT THE SEA-SIDE._
_BY_
_JOANNA H. MATHEWS_
"And a Little Child shall lead them."
_NEW YORK:Robert Carter & Brothers_,530 BROADWAY.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, byROBERT CARTER AND BROTHERS,In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States forthe Southern District of New York.
To my dear Mother,
_Whose "children arise up and call her blessed,"_
IS THIS LITTLE VOLUME
_Lovingly and gratefully dedicated_
CONTENTS.
PAGE
_I. The Sea-Shore_, 7
_II. Old Friends and New_, 21
_III. The Letter_, 34
_IV. The Quarrel_, 50
_V. Tom's Sunday-School_, 61
_VI. The Post-Office_, 75
_VII. A New Friend_, 96
_VIII. Bessie's Little Sermon_, 113
_IX. Faith_, 122
_X. The Sick Baby_, 135
_XI. The Happy Circumstance_, 147
_XII. Miss Adams_, 157
_XIII. Bessie's Repentance_, 167
_XIV. Who is a Lady?_ 180
_XV. Uncle John_, 194
_XVI. The Birthday Presents_, 209
_XVII. The Birthday Party_, 226
_XVIII. The Adventure_, 247
_XIX. Soul and Instinct_, 265
_XX. Nurse taken by Surprise_, 281
_XXI. The Colonel in Trouble_, 305
_XXII. The Broken Nose_, 320
_XXIII. Jesus' Soldier_, 335
_BESSIE AT THE SEA-SIDE._