GARDENERS***


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WOODBINE-ARBOR;
Or the
Little Gardeners.

A Story of a
Happy Childhood.







[Illustration]

New Haven.
Published by S. Babcock.
1849.

[Illustration: BUILDING THE ARBOR.]




WOODBINE ARBOR; OR THE LITTLE GARDENERS.


Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of
three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not
far from the great city of New-York. Their father, Mr. Howard, was a
wealthy merchant, and had his store in the city, to which he usually
rode early in the morning, directly after breakfast, and returned home
in season to take tea with his family. He had six children, the little
folks whom I am now going to tell you about.

The girls were