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Dot and Tot of Merryland
By L. Frank Baum
AUTHOR'S NOTE
The success achieved last year by "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"--a book that not only ran through many large editions, but brought the author hundreds of letters from interested little folks--has induced me to follow that tale with another, herein presented.
Should "Dot and Tot of Merryland" win the approval of my young friends, I shall be pleased and contented.
In any event Mr. Denslow's quaint and merry pictures, which, in this book excel all his previous work, will be sure to induce happiness in the heart of every beholder.
L. FRANK BAUM.
Chicago, July 1, 1901.
DEDICATION.
To ev'ry laughter-loving Tot--
Whether your name be Dot or not;
And may you find a Merryland
CHAPTER 1
ROSELAWN
You should have seen Dot as she nestled among the cushions of the carriage on her way to the railway station with her father and governess, Miss Bombien. Her dainty white gown was covered with tucks and puffings and embroideries, as became the dress of the daughter of the wealthy banker who sat smilingly beside her. Her soft, braided white hat had a wide brim that drooped languidly over the pale little face beneath, and broad, white ribbons drew down the brim until all the yellow curls were hidden away. Indeed, the only bits of color about Dot that showed were her deep blue eyes and rosy lips. Even these last were not so rosy as they should have been, for Dot was not in her usual good health, having been confined to the big city house during a