| The Maid’s General Care of the Boys | Frontispiece. | |
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| Mrs. Burton Brushed a Tiny Crumb from Her Robe | Facing | 4 |
| “It’s Only Jus’ About So Long” | 9 | |
| “We’s Makin’ Pickles for You” | 17 | |
| “I Got Into a Hen’s Nesht Where There Was Some Eggs” | 23 | |
| “Isn’t It Lovaly?” | Facing | 30 |
| “Ragged, Dirty Men Talk to My Papa Sometimes” | 37 | |
| “Yes, an’ We Put a Little Stone at the Head of the Grave” | 43 | |
| “Don’t Either of You Move Out of a Chair?” | 47 | |
| “—But I Didn’t Know Ashes Made ’Em” | 53 | |
| “Splashin’ In the Bathtub” | 59 | |
| “Jump!” Shouted Mr. Burton | Facing | 66 |
| “Cats,” Uttered Mr. Burton | 75 | |
| Both Started In Chase of It | 79 | |
| “Tell Me What You Think About It” | Facing | 92 |
| “We Got Three or Four Nice Bunches” | 99 | |
| “So I Putted Crosses on the Door” | 101 | |
| “Then You Can Only Have One Bite,” Said Budge | 107 | |
| “Where Did the Cards Come From?” | 113 | |
| He Kicked, Pushed, Screamed and Roared | 119 | |
| The Jardiniére Came Down With a Crash | 125 | |
| “Threw a Mean Old Dirty Carpet On Top of It” | Facing | 130 |
| Toddie Playing Bear | 137 | |
| Budge Taking Up the Collection | Facing | 146 |
| Terry | 155 | |
| The General Fell Into the Water | Facing | 160 |
| “Dreamin’ I was In a Candy-Store” | 167 | |
| “Wonder How Big Moons Got to be Little Again” | 173 | |
| “A Cow Readin’ An Atlas” | 175 | |
| “How Do They Get Things to Eat for the Angels?” | 181 | |
| The Squeak of the Violin and the Wail of a Badly Played Wind Instrument | 187 | |
| Uncle Harry’s Frantic Examination of His Beloved Violin | 193 | |
| Both Boys Tumbled Into the Room | 199 | |
| Toddie Drank About Two Swallows of Water | Facing | 204 |
| Suddenly Heard a Splash and a Howl | 211 | |
| Budge Enlivened the Dust of the Roadway | 215 | |
| Further Progress Was Arrested | Facing | 222 |
| “Well,” Said Budge “’Cause You’re Different” | 227 | |
| Pretending to be Horses | Facing | 232 |
| Budge Lost His Balance | 239 | |
| Two Inquiring Faces Hanging Over the Bread-Pan | 243 | |
| A Loud Report Startled the Party | Facing | 246 |
| “Too Much Tea Isn’t Good for People, Is It?” | 253 | |
| “When We Cooked ’Em, What Do You Think?” | Facing | 256 |
| Budge and Toddie Playing Doctor | 265 | |
| Down the Stairs, Dashed Terry | 271 | |
| “Why Aunt Alice! How Did You Upset That Table?” | 275 | |
| A Red Pepper Experience | Facing | 288 |
| Candy Making | 295 | |
| The Dandelion | 301 | |
| “We’re Goin’ Home” | 303 | |
| “Some Nashty Medshin” | 313 | |
| “Izhe a Shotted Soldier” | Facing | 322 |
| Both Boys Sleeping Soundly | 333 | |
| The Obedient Member of the Family | Facing | 340 |
| Making Them What I Would Like Them To Be | 351 | |
| A Little Visitor at the Burtons’s | 357 | |