ning and
interesting than the two which went before it, and is also not entirely
Mrs. Sherwood's own work; so you will not find it printed here.

In 1851 Mrs. Sherwood died at Twickenham, where she had gone to live a
few years previously. In the course of her long life she had seen many
trials and sorrows, but she had had a great deal of happiness. She had
made the very most of all the gifts given her by God. Countless
children have been the happier and the better for what she wrote for
them. And by means of this new edition of a dear old book, with its
pleasant type and charming illustrations, I hope a new generation will
spring up of lovers and admirers of Mrs. Sherwood.

MARY E. PALGRAVE.

[Illustration]

FOOTNOTES:

[A] Described in _Little Henry and his Bearer_ as "an intoxicating
mixture of opium and sugar."

[B] The huge fan, hanging from the ceiling, by which the air of houses
in India is kept moving.

[C] The "tatta" is a blind, or screen, woven of sweet-smelling grass,
which is kept constantly wet by the water-carriers.

[Illustration]

Contents

PAGE

INTRODUCTION ix

PART I

THE BIRTHDAY WALK 3

MRS. FAIRCHILD'S STORY 9

ON ENVY 19

STORY OF THE APPLES 25

STORY OF AN UNHAPPY DAY 34

STORY OF AMBITION; OR, THE WISH TO BE GREAT 45

THE ALL-SEEING GOD 59

EMILY'S RECOVERY, AND THE OLD STORY OF MRS. HOWARD 67

SAD STORY OF A DISOBEDIENT CHILD 84

THE TWO BOOKS 87

THE HISTORY OF THE ORPHAN BOY 92

THE HISTORY OF LITTLE HENRI 107

A STORY OF BESETTING SINS 131

A VISIT TO MARY BUSH 143

PART II

STORY OF MISS CROSBIE'S PRESENTS 150

A VISIT TO MRS. GOODRICHE 159

STORY OF THE LAST DAYS OF MRS. HOWARD