A book of merry thoughts

A book of merry thoughts. ''I wanted to give you the adventures of Peter Struwwelpeter ... But I have come upon another book, quite as comical as Struwwelpeter ... This book was called 'A bushel of merry thoughts'; the pictures were drawn by a clever German, and the rhymes written by an Englishman ...''--Preface. Imperfect copy: the original covers are wanting. The preface is by W.T. Stead, the editor of the series. Undated. Date from Sally Wood's ''W.T. Stead and his 'Books for the bairns''' p. 25. (from t.p.) The terrible punishment of the naughty boys of Corinth -- The exciting story of the cat and the mouse -- The disobedient children who stole sugar-bread -- The fearful tragedy of Ice-Peter.