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[Illustration: JUMBO BROKEN LOOSE.]




MY

TREASURE.

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EDITED BY

THOMAS W. HANDFORD,

("ELMO.")

CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.

BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.

1888.

COPYRIGHT,

BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.

1887.




CONTENTS.


                                                                    PAGE.
  A Queer Play-House                                                  50
  A Reckless Ride                                                      8
  At the Shore                                                        82
  Baby Ralph's Letter                                                 64
  Bell and her Pet Dog                                                42
  Belle and her Brothers                                              95
  Betty and Polly                                                     33
  Brave Hal                                                           80
  Dolly Knits, then Hides                                         70, 71
  Dot's New Friend                                                    78
  Frankie Minds Mamma                                                 58
  Going to Bed                                                        18
  Going to Boston                                                     67
  Hattie and the Butterfly                                            72
  Jane and Rob                                                    46, 47
  Little May's Pet                                                    36
  Little Mother Hubbard                                               84
  May and her Papa                                                    41
  Meg and Little Bell                                                 32
  Milk for Baby's Supper                                              30
  Moll and Jane's Picnic                                              94
  Mr. Fox is Sure                                                     68
  New Eyes                                                            86
  Old Charlie Runs                                                    90
  Only a Bird                                                         54
  Our Little Hand-Organ Man                                           66
  Playing at Soldiers                                             20, 21
  Polly and her Dead Bird                                             93
  Poor Joe                                                            60
  Rebie's New Home                                                    48
  Rose and the Little Beggar                                          88
  Sick Molly                                                          62
  The Disobedient Mouse                                           22, 23
  The Fishing-Boat Nancy                                              10
  The Gypsy Camp                                                      74
  The Pet Rabbit                                                      39
  The Shark                                                           26
  The Three Kittens                                               44, 45
  The Two Stags                                                       38
  Tom, Grace and Lou                                                  37
  Walter's Butterflies                                                76
  What a Kiss Did                                                     56
  Who is to Blame?                                                    52


  POETRY.

                                                                    Page.
  Baby Boy                                                            28
  Bertie and Rover                                                    24
  Cowslips                                                            16
  Doll and I                                                          40
  "Fly Little Bird Away"                                          34, 35
  May Day                                                             19
  My Treasure                                                          7
  "Out of the Wild Northeast                                          92
  Tad and the Lobster                                                 31
  The Blacksmith                                                      15
  The Disobedient Mouse                                           22, 23
  The Little Rill                                                     12
  The Robin                                                           14


  ILLUSTRATIONS.

  Jumbo Broken Loose                                       _Frontispiece._

                                                                    PAGE.
  A Queer Play-House                                                  51
  A Reckless Ride                                                      9
  At the Shore                                                        83
  Baby Boy                                                            28
  Baby Ralph's Letter                                                 65
  Bell and her Pet Dog                                                43
  Belle and her Brothers                                              95
  Bertie and Rover                                                    25
  Betty and Polly                                                     33
  Brave Hal                                                           81
  Cowslips                                                            17
  Doll and I                                                          40
  Dolly Knits, then Hides                                         70, 71
  Dot's New Friend                                                    79
  "Fly Little Bird Away"                                          34, 35
  Frankie Minds Mamma                                                 59
  Going to Bed                                                        18
  Going to Boston                                                     67
  Hattie and the Butterfly                                            73
  Jack and Jill                                                       29
  Jane and Rob                                                    46, 47
  Little May's Pet                                                    36
  Little Mother Hubbard                                               85
  May Day                                                             19
  May and her Papa                                                    41
  Meg and Little Bell                                                 32
  Milk for Baby's Supper                                              30
  Moll and Jane's Picnic                                              94
  Mr. Fox is Sure                                                     69
  My Treasure                                                          7
  New Eyes                                                            87
  Old Charlie Runs                                                    90
  Only a Bird