(Original photograph of little Elsie Leslie.)
EDITHA.

Copyright, 1888,
By JORDAN MARSH & CO.

March 25 1888

Dear Mr Jordan Marsh & Co

Mamma has left it for meto deside if I will let youhave my picture for yourbook I think it wold be verynice. wont it seem funny tosee my very own picture inEditha like the little girlthat used to be in stNickolas. I think mrs Burnetwrits lovely storys I wroteher a letter and sent it awayto paris and told her so andasked her if she wold hurryand write another story justas quick as she could I amlooking for an anser everyday.I like to write letters but Ilike to get the ansers still betterI am going to play Editha inboston for two weeks and I willask my mamma to let mecome to your store and see allof the butiful things I used tocome every day when I was inboston last winter

your little frendElsie Leslie

72 West 92 StreetNew YorkCity

(Written by Elsie Leslie Lyde, the original Editha, eight years old.)

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Editha Frontispiece

She spent most of her time in the library reading her papa’s big books 13

Through the newspapers she found there were men who lived by breaking into people’s houses 17

“Never mind about the burglars, Nixie” 21

“The burglars, Miss, that broke into number eighteen last night” 25

“Kitty,” he said, “I am obliged to go to Glasgow” 29

“Don’t be frightened,” she said, “I don’t want to hurt you” 33

He laughed so hard, that he doubled up 37

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