I XNJ BEATRICE AND JESSIE. Q w2r3cx UffitmWTHOX ,arfrkAfQ rLA7D-JWquot D C4MMff Copyright, BY L. C. PAGE COMPANY INCORPORATED Entered at Stationers 1 Eolmttal Hall, London Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds Co. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. PREFACE. SHOULD any person labor under the impression that any beast or thing de scribed in this volume is intended for a caricature of him, he is in error. This book contains no sarcasm, satire, or cyni cism. It was written as a purely childish and innocent pastime. It hides no sting. It was never intended for publication. There exists no adequate reason why it should have been published. It relates no story. It has no point, policy, or pur pose. If the author harbored any design, it was to entertain some young people during a lengthy journey. It was then tossed aside and forgotten. It should not have been disturbed. Alas it cropped up one day by the seashore, a rainy day. The author read these pages to a number of small boys who could not es cape. The smallest and least intelligent boy was amused. He bore out the prom ise of his childhood by becoming a pub lisher. He trailed the man who had corralled him that rainy day. His object was to wreak a long-delayed vengeance this book. He accom by publishing plished his fell purpose by bribing the author. Nothing remains but to pity the author, and to execrate the publishers. The author s affection for his wife is his reason for not dedicating these pages TO HER. THE AUTHOR. Sept. 77, BY MARGARET JONES AND THE AUTHOR. PAGE Beatrice and Jessie Frontispiece quot The quot The door was suddenly opened by a cyclone nearest rat came to see them quot quot 16-17 quot Who, having taken a chair on a bough quot... 20 quot Please quot In quot If quot ignore him quot the house of the fairy, quite under her thumb quot you are going now, would you mind turning me over I don t like surprise parties quot The Poet Laureate 41 The Minister of War 45 quotA roach, taking off his hat and bowing quite quot quot politely Hats off amplt Hats off Instantly a door opened, appeared quot quot quot and a little old man Father Noah 64 19 20 24 31 39 50 56 62 quot Beatrice quot quot He ILLUSTRA TIONS. and Jessie sat down and talked rapidly quot for three hours I have to manufacture beasts to satisfy the quot people always says that, said the bear quot PAGE 69 77 . . . . 82 Mrs. Piggy Wiggy 89 Mile. Pussy 92 quot Toby or not a Toby quot The Sad, Lone Voice 99 want quot Expression s what quot you 109 The Author in the Upper Box 1 1 1 The Thin Girl and the Fat Boy quot Sail, ho sail, ho quot 95 120 122 The Admiral 131 quot quot Embrace I m different, said the policeman me. I m your ant quot quot 137 148 Robinson Crusoe, Esq., and his Man . Friday . 153 quot quotA dozen six-button gloves 157 quot Giafar . . . struck a matchquot 168 The Boarding-house Fairy 169 quotOn the mantel-shelf, a shepherd and shepherdess quot Zwei lager quotA pitcher under glass covers smiled eternally quot of beer The end . quot quot . . 1 70 176 1 79 180 BLOWN AWAY.