Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by
Louisa M. Alcott,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

Copyright, 1899, 1913,
By John S. P. Alcott.

Copyright, 1901,
By Little, Brown, and Company.

All rights reserved

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO
FREDDY AND JOHNNY
The Little Men
TO WHOM SHE OWES SOME OF THE BEST AND HAPPIEST
HOURS OF HER LIFE,
THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED
BY THEIR LOVING

“AUNT WEEDY.”