Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. "It was found necessary to bind up the 'Offering,' before this tale, which was to have appeared in it, and was already in the press, could be finished. The merit of the story, and the charitable purpose, (the benefit of the Infant School,) for which it was written, induced the editor to have it printed separately for the same object"--Advertisement, p. [3] American Antiquarian Society copy bears a manuscript note ascribing this work to "D. Graeter" [i.e., Friedrich David Gra˜ter?] Printer named on the verso of the title page In stiff paper wrapper with a title label Shoemaker American Antiquarian Society copy bears a manuscript note ascribing this work to "D. Graeter" [i.e., Friedrich David Gräter?]