The New Tom Thumb: With an Account of His Wonderful Exploits; As Related by Margery Meanwell

Excerpt from The New Tom Thumb: With an Account of His Wonderful Exploits; As Related by Margery Meanwell
Margery Meanwell relating her Story. Margery Meanwell was the name of the old woman, whose hen Master Standfast killed by throwing a stone at it It was her custom on a fine summer evening, to collect around her a number of the children of the village, and relate to them little stories. One delightful evening, when several of the young people of the academy were present, she related the Adventures of the New Tom Thumb.