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[Illustration: LITTLE MITCHELL HAS HIS PICTURE TAKEN (Page 164)]
AUTHOR OF “A SONG OF LIFE,” “THE BEE PEOPLE,” ETC.
II LITTLE MITCHELL IS FOUND, AND TAKES A STRANGE JOURNEY 32
III LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST RIDE, AND HOW HE AND HIS LADY GET HOME 54
V LITTLE MITCHELL STARTS OUT TO SEE THE WORLD 97
VI LITTLE MITCHELL REFUSES TO LEAVE HIS LADY 115
LITTLE MITCHELL HAS HIS PICTURE TAKEN _Frontispiece_
LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST HOME 15 “A squirrel’s nest, in a nice hole, high up in the crotch of a tall chestnut tree.”
THE LOG SCHOOLHOUSE 29 “The schoolhouse stood on the bank of a little river.”
LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST MEAL 37 “The Lady dipped the end of her finger in the milk and put it in Little Mitchell’s mouth.”
LITTLE MITCHELL CRIES FOR MORE 47 “He had squirmed out of the blanket.”
LITTLE MITCHELL IN HIS LADY’S CAP 59 “All curled up in a little round ball in his lady’s cap.”
LITTLE MITCHELL WARMING HIMSELF 69 “He would flatten himself out and warm the under side of his body before the fire.”
LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST CHESTNUT 75 “He took it in his baby hands, and sat up, and looked around, very wise indeed.”
LITTLE MITCHELL WASHES HIS FACE 87 “Out there in the corn-field he climbed quickly up to her shoulder, and sat there and washed his face with his little hands.”
LITTLE MITCHELL LIKES CHINKAPINS 95 “He sat on the Lady’s knee and cracked chinkapins, and would give the shells a toss that sent them far away.”
LITTLE MITCHELL ON A FROLIC 107 “Hop, hop, went Little Mitchell, all up and down the room.”
LITTLE MITCHELL IN HIS BOX 119 “There he lay on his back, like a hot, tired, human little baby.”
LITTLE MITCHELL’S VISITOR 131 “He scampered off as if the old cat were after him.”
LITTLE MITCHELL AND HIS WHEEL 143 “As soon as he moved the wheel began to turn, and he began to run.”
LITTLE MITCHELL PLAYS WITH HIS TAIL 155 “It was funny to see him hanging by his hind toes from his screen, head downward, and play with his tail.”
LITTLE MITCHELL PLAYS WITH A STRING 169 “Across the room and back again he would chase it.”