“Look, aunty, see my pretty new shoes!” Little Ida danced up and down, holding back the skirt of her dress to display the present papa had brought her.
“Very pretty,” said Aunt Mary. “I hope my little niece will never let them carry her into mischief.”
“No, indeed, aunty! I’m going to be a real good girl now. See how softly I can step in them.” And she went on tiptoe to the door of the bedroom, where her mother was confined with an attack of nervous headache.
Harriette Newell Woods Baker, pen names Mrs. Madeline Leslie and Aunt Hattie, born August 19, 1815 and died April 26, 1893. She was an American author of books for children, and editor. Her career as an author began when she was about 30 years old. She devoted herself successfully to novels; but after about 15 years, she wrote popular religious literature. Her most famous book, Tim, the Scissors Grinder, sold half a million copies, and was translated into several languages. Baker published about 200 moral and religious tales under the pen name “Mrs. Madeline Leslie”. She also wrote under her own name or initials, and under that of “Aunt Hattie”. She wrote chiefly for the young, and was still writing in 1893 when she died.
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First Published 1867
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