Part 1

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW

By Margaret Sidney

To the Memory of MY MOTHER; wise in counsel--tender in judgment, and in all charity --strengthful in Christian faith and purpose --I dedicate, with reverence, this simple book.

CONTENTS

A HOME VIEW

MAKING HAPPINESS FOR MAMSIE

MAMSIE'S BIRTHDAY

TROUBLE FOR THE LITTLE BROWN HOUSE

MORE TROUBLE

HARD DAYS FOR POLLY

THE CLOUD OVER THE LITTLE BROWN HOUSE

JOEL'S TURN

SUNSHINE AGAIN

A THREATENED BLOW

SAFE

NEW FRIENDS

PHRONSIE PAYS A DEBT OF GRATITUDE

A LETTER TO JASPER

JOLLY DAYS

GETTING A CHRISTMAS FOR THE LITTLE ONES

CHRISTMAS BELLS!

EDUCATION AHEAD

BRAVE WORK AND THE REWARD

POLLY IS COMFORTED

PHRONSIE

GETTING READY FOR MAMSIE AND THE BOYS

WHICH TREATS OF A GOOD MANY MATTERS

POLLY'S DISMAL MORNING