New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the
public domain.
Some of the original text was printed very close to the margin, and
in some cases, the last letter of the line was stamped twice or cut
off. Every effort was made to preserve the original intent of the
author.
While the original text was described as printed in Caslon Old Style,
the typeface for the digital copy of this book has been left at
default for readability.
p17 “yodle” changed to (used to yodel thus).
p55 “snivvle” changed to (nothing to snivel over.)
p69 Opening quote added to (“Now I lay me down to sleep.)
p84 “planging” changed to (made a great clanging sound).
p88 “whose” changed to (who’s coming home today?)
p120 Opening quote added to (“... but you cannot—make him drink,”).
p124 Double quotes changed to single in (‘The spokes in a wheel.’)
p134 “It” added to (It had about the consistency).
p186 Opening quotes removed from (It can’t be true!)
p214 Period added to (Jesse James—The Boy.)
p273 “Dolly” changed to (from Dolley Madison).
p274 “phaëton” changed to (rode into Centralia in the phaeton).
p275 “calcimime-stained” changed to (calcimine-stained, daub-faced).
p278 “manifying” changed to (without Henry’s magnifying glass.)
p290 “Panzas” changed to (like Sancho Panza on mules.)
p294 “pace” changed to (had fallen into place.)
p302 “Mathus” changed to (Malthus, it seems, was).
p345 “turnnel” changed to (funny little tunnel).
p329 “phäeton” changed to (But the Old Gentleman’s phaeton).
p378 “heir” changed to (grayed her hair.)
p406 “aeroplane-field” changed to (shine of the Tallahassee
Aeroplane Field).
p409 “didincha” changed to (why the dickens didencha say so?)
p454 “lenseless” changed to (lensless pair of Henry’s field-glasses).