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AUNT 'LIZA'S HERO

AND OTHER STORIES




Works of

Annie Fellows Johnston


THE LITTLE COLONEL SERIES

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  Aunt 'Liza's Hero                                     .50
  The Quilt That Jack Built                             .50
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Cosy Corner Series


AUNT 'LIZA'S HERO

AND OTHER STORIES

By Annie Fellows Johnston

    Author of
    "The Little Colonel Series," "Big Brother," "The
    Story of <DW55>," "Ole Mammy's Torment," etc.

    _Illustrated by_
    W. L. Taylor and others

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    _Copyright 1889, 1890, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1899,_
    BY PERRY MASON COMPANY

    _Copyright, 1903_
    BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
    (INCORPORATED)

    _All rights reserved_

    Published August, 1903


    Colonial Press
    Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
    Boston, Mass., U. S. A.




ACKNOWLEDGMENT


These stories first appeared in the _Youth's Companion_. The author
wishes to acknowledge the courtesy of the editors in permitting her to
republish them in the present volume.

Messrs. L. C. Page and Company wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of
the editors in granting them permission to use the original
illustrations.




CONTENTS


                                        PAGE
    AUNT 'LIZA'S HERO                     13
    THE CAPTAIN'S CELEBRATION             35
    JODE'S CIRCUS MONEY                   51
    JIMMY'S ERRAND                        71
    WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AT HARDYVILLE   89
    AN OLD DAGUERREOTYPE                 113




ILLUSTRATIONS


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  "AT FIRST HE ALWAYS BROUGHT SOME BOY WITH HIM" (_See page 43_)
                                                        _Frontispiece_

  "SHE LISTENED INTENTLY, EXPECTANTLY"                              28

  "SHE SAT SMILING HAPPILY IN THE DEPTHS OF THE BLACK SUNBONNET"    31

  "MR. GATES KICKED HIS FEET AGAINST THE ANDIRONS"                  93




AUNT 'LIZA'S HERO


AUNT 'LIZA BARNES leaned