Chapter 1 of 16
By “Josiah Allen's Wife”: Marietta Holley
By “Josiah Allen's Wife”: Marietta Holley
With Illustrations
TO
THE SAD-EYED MOTHERS,
WHO, LIKE CICELY,
ARE LOOKING ACROSS THE CRADLE OF THEIR
BOYS INTO THE GREAT WORLD OF
TEMPTATION AND DANGER,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED.