Chapter III: The Bessie Books

6 vols. In a box $7.50

"We can wish our young readers no greater pleasure than
an acquaintance with dear, cute little Bessie and her
companions, old and young, brute and human."--_American
Presbyterian._

ROBERT CARTER AND BROTHERS,
_New York_

NELLIE'S HOUSEKEEPING.

"Be good, sweet child, and let who will be clever:
Do noble things, not dream them, all day long;
So shalt thou make life, death, and that vast for ever.
One grand, sweet song."--KINGSLEY.

BY
JOANNA H. MATHEWS,
AUTHOR OF THE "BESSIE BOOKS" AND THE "FLOWERETS."

NEW YORK:
ROBERT CARTER AND BROTHERS,
530 BROADWAY.
1882.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, by
ROBERT CARTER AND BROTHERS,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
I. HARD AT WORK 7
II. A TALK WITH PAPA 25
III. NELLIE A HOUSEKEEPER 50
IV. A COURTSHIP 70
V. WHITE MICE 94
VI. THE GRAY MICE 113
VII. THE BLACK CAT 136
VIII. DAISY'S SACRIFICE 157
IX. MAKING GINGER-CAKES 181
X. FRESH TROUBLES 204
XI. A NIGHT OF IT 224
XII. AN ALARM 236
XIII. LAST OF THE SUNBEAMS 245

NELLIE'S HOUSEKEEPING.