or the Little Gardeners: A Story of a Happy Childhood

Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family
ofthreebrothersandthreesisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the
great city of NewYork. Their father, Mr. Howard, was a wealthy merchant, and had
his store in the city, to which he usually rode early in the morning, directly after
breakfast, and returned home in season to take tea with his family. He had six
children, the little folks whom I am now going to tell you about. The girls were
named Maria, Elizabeth, ...