Italics have been represented by _underlines_. Small capitals have been represented by
CAPITALS.
A period has been added to the name Col. May.
The surname “Meriker” has been corrected to “Nieriker.”
The spelling “Ponkataset” (for “Punkatasset”) has been retained.
The following sentence has been added to the quote on page 17, after
the words “a whirlwind was blowing”: “A long box lay beside the dolls
who stood nearly erect leaning against a pile of papers.” This sentence
comes from _Aunt Jo’s Scrap Bag, Volume 6_, the source of the quote.
A grave accent has been added to the word “piercèd” in the poem on page
58, to match other editions of the work and to better fit the meter.