And in time came the answer of the lady from Philadelphia:­
"Yes, of course; publish them."

This is why they were published.

CONTENTS. THE LADY WHO PUT SALT IN HER COFFEE
13 ABOUT ELIZABETH ELIZA'S PIANO 21 THE
PETERKINS TRY TO BECOME WISE 24 MRS. PETERKIN
WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE 29 THE PETERKINS AT HOME
33 WHY THE PETERKINS HAD A LATE DINNER 36
THE PETERKINS' SUMMER JOURNEY 41 THE
PETERKINS SNOWED-UP 48 THE PETERKINS DECIDE
TO KEEP A COW 56 THE PETERKINS' CHRISTMAS-TREE
63 MRS. PETERKINS TEA-PARTY 72 THE PETERKINS
TOO LATE FOR THE EXHIBITION 82 THE PETERKINS
CELEBRATE THE "FOURTH" 90 THE PETERKINS' PICNIC
104 THE PETERKINS' CHARADES 114 THE PETERKINS
ARE OBLIGED TO MOVE 124 THE PETERKINS DECIDE
TO LEARN THE LANGUAGES 136 MODERN
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PETERKINS' 148
AGAMEMNON'S CAREER 160 THE EDUCATIONAL
BREAKFAST 172 THE PETERKINS AT THE "CARNIVAL
OF AUTHORS" IN BOSTON 188 THE PETERKINS AT THE
FARM 206

THE LADY WHO PUT SALT IN HER COFFEE. THIS was Mrs.
Peterkin. It was a mistake. She had poured out a delicious cup of
coffee, and, just as she was helping herself to cream, she found she
had put in salt instead of sugar! It tasted bad. What should she do?
Of course she couldn't drink the coffee; so she called in the