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id: 3635
title: Mother: A Story
author: Norris, Kathleen Thompson
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  "Things will take a turn for the better some day, Margaret," said the are an angel, Mother!" Margaret echoed, as Mrs. Paget opened a shabby "Ted," said Margaret to her own small brother, who was one of Mrs. Porter''s pupils, and who had edged closer to her than any boy Margaret''s amazed eyes flashed to Mrs. Carr-Boldt''s face; her "Mrs. Carr-Boldt!" Margaret said, "the darling! "Love it!" Margaret said, a little surprised, for this luxury was "It''s--it''s Mrs. Carr-Boldt, Mother," said Julie. "Reading English with the two little girls," said Margaret, dreamily, she--Margaret Paget--whose voice said at the telephone a dozen times a "These are my babies, Miss Paget," said Mrs. Carr-Boldt. Mark," said her mother, admiringly, during Margaret''s home visit. "Tell Mother--no, I won''t," Margaret said, with a long sigh. "Oh, Mother, I don''t think I had better let him come!" Margaret said. "Mother--really?" Margaret said slowly. "Yes, I know, Mother," Margaret said.


id: 35725
author: Whitman, Walt
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  I suppose Jeff got quite a long letter I wrote, from camp, about a week get one meal a day, and know that mother and all are in good health, and Mother, my last letter home was a week ago to-day--we are having a dark _Washington, April 28, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--A letter from Jeff came this Dear mother, I have not heard from George himself; but I got a letter from write soon to Jeff a good long letter--I have wanted to for some time, but _Washington, Tuesday morning, June 9, 1863._ DEAREST MOTHER--Jeff''s letter affecting thing you ever see, the lots of poor sick and wounded young men _Washington, Monday morning, June 22, 1863._ DEAR MOTHER--Jeff''s letter _Washington, Aug. 11, 1863._ DEAR MOTHER--I sent Jeff a letter on O mother, who do you think I got a letter from, two or three days ago? Dear mother, I think twenty times a day about your sickness.

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  The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion


id: 34438
title: The Troubles of Biddy: A Pretty Little Story
author: Byrum, Isabel C. (Isabel Coston)
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  [Illustration: The Troubles of Biddy [Illustration: The Troubles of Biddy [Illustration: {Girl gathering eggs.}] [Illustration: {Girl with eggs next to nest.}] [Illustration: {Girl placing eggs in nest.}] Old Biddy thought quickly "she can''t understand," [Illustration: {Girl feeding hen in nest.}] And Biddy thought wisely, "These things I shall use; And Biddy once more was in trouble most deep; [Illustration: {Girl picks up duckling from nest.}] [Illustration: {Girl pumps water into pond for ducklings.}] One morning said Biddy, "I''ll lead them just so; Biddy watched for a time and then softly said, [Illustration: {Girl kisses duckling.}] [Illustration: {Girl feeds ducklings.}] "Oh dear," cried poor Biddy, "What now shall I do? And mistress cried, "Biddy, now please don''t you fear, [Illustration: {Girl plays with ducklings.}] But Biddy had left her dear children alone: [Illustration: The Troubles of Biddy {Four hens sitting together.}] [Illustration: THE TROUBLES OF BIDDY {Girl playing with ducklings.}]


id: 32394
title: The Torch Bearer
author: Marquis, Reina Melcher
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  But Mrs. Caldwell resolutely shook her head: "Not like Sheila does. Sheila and Ted knew her well and no fear of her had ever touched them of Mrs. Caldwell watching for Sheila flashed across Ted''s mind and came to let you do it"--Sheila''s little house of pleasure suddenly woman--just like loving things that are little and helpless. Of the two girls, Sheila was the one to be loved, but Charlotte was the But now, for the first time since Ted''s return to Shadyville, Sheila''s "It will kill Sheila if Eric dies," she said to Ted. There came a night when they put Sheila out of the room--Mrs. Caldwell That moment came to Sheila--and Ted was He had not known that he loved Sheila until Mrs. Caldwell told him that had cried out to Mrs. Caldwell that Sheila must have loved Ted, but he dreamed that Ted came into the room and said, "Sheila needs you.


id: 40659
title: Materfamilias
author: Cambridge, Ada
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  sea--looking to his home for what little comfort his hard life afforded and Phyllis came home, took their tea peaceably, and went to bed like be boys, Tom used to tell me, in his easy-going way, but I don''t believe as for his having no business to do this or that--oh, my dear Mrs. Braye, do allow the poor man to know his own business best--I assure you Dr. Juke said, "Ah, I thought so." And, having made a little "Mother," he said, in a stern way, "if you do a thing so unjust as that And Tom said, "Come here, Polly, I want to speak to little and you think you are going to have an easy time, the children "Well, go and get your things on," said my husband, "while I have a look "I think it very likely," I said, looking at the darling as I gently


id: 41831
title: Betty Leicester''s Christmas
author: Jewett, Sarah Orne
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  But Lady Mary would be busy enough with her great house-party of said Lady Mary wistfully, as they began to go up the great steps and good-night, darling," said this dear lady, whom Betty had always longed The minute Betty Leicester looked at Edith Banfield next day she saw a great friend of his; then she looked for Lady Mary, who was at the dear friend Betty, who knows what American girls like best, is kindly A maid appeared to take Edith to her room, and Lady Mary patted Betty''s "So does papa," said Betty; "oh, so very much!--next to Lady Mary and "Why, of course," said Betty, with great pleasure. "Why, Warford, my dear!" said Lady Mary, with great delight, as he met Edith looked on with pleasure, and presently Lady Mary came toward them. for the ladies to go to the drawing-room, and Betty, feeling a little


id: 45168
title: Rhymes for Harry and His Nurse-Maid
author: Arthington, Maria
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  to "Rhymes for Harry and his Nurse-Maid". had but little experience in the care of children. [Illustration: Nurse''s first thoughts about her baby. [Illustration: Finding a Pin which had pricked baby. nurse-maid; so that, while they are amusing their little ones with the NURSE''S FIRST THOUGHTS ABOUT HER BABY. Little Baby, just new born, Nor can I tell thee little dear, And a nurse who loves baby, or values her place, Then Harry, nurse, and basket-store, His little wants with care supply, Let me feel his little feet, [Illustration: Nurse telling Harry a tale, about catching flies. Now come, my little Harry, haste; NURSE TELLING HARRY A TALE, ABOUT CATCHING FLIES. [Illustration: A little Boy who was afraid in the dark. [Illustration: Nurse''s reflections on the advantages of truth and NURSE''S THIRD TALE, ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS AFRAID IN THE DARK. If children learn falsehood from nurses or mothers,


id: 46375
title: The Phantom Treasure
author: Grove, Harriet Pyne
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  you do, Uncle Pieter?" Jan, like Janet, called Mr. Van Meter by that Jannet thought that so funny, that Uncle Pieter himself looked in to "Yes''m," said Jannet, smiling at the old lady and looking at her with Nell said that P''lina must dye her hair, but Jannet knew "Maybe P''lina is the ghost, then," Nell suggested, and Jannet thought By this time they were in the room, Nell wondering a little at Jannet''s Jannet dropped her hands in her lap and sat there looking at Nell, who Jannet decided to open her mother''s trunk and looked through her keys, been thinking, too, and wanted to ask Miss Jannet about the ghost in Jannet told her, but she had heard what Paulina _said_ was a ghost. a word about a ghost, but Nell sat close to Jannet on the little bed her hand, but Jannet said, "I''m not forgetting, Nell, that I came to


id: 60653
title: Car Pool
author: Brown, Rosel George
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  "Me eat de crus'' of de toas''," Gail said. "Normal aggression," Mrs. Baden said with a smile. was, Oh, God, what''ll happen when Billy gets hold of little Hi-nin? "I was thinking," Mrs. Baden said, putting down the "My car pool," I said, "would be terribly sad to think of Hi-nin "It would," I said fervently, holding Gail under one arm as she was "Regina''s child," I said. "By the way," I said, watching Regina hang up her dark blue hand-woven "Do you wear boudoir slips?" Regina was biting a real smile. "The children always sense it, don''t they," Mrs. Baden said with her "There is _everything_ not respectable about Regina Crowley," Clay said "Sorry," Regina said, because we were all looking at her and because "Regina," I said, "what did you do after it happened?" Regina looked around at us and at Gail. "He''s scared of you," Regina said. "Gail sorry," she said.


id: 55571
title: Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of Marriage
author: Hume, Fergus
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  "Lady Errington, my young friend," said Eustace leisurely, "is what "I don''t think that probable," said Alizon lightly, "Miss Corbin looks "Ab, I''ve got that," said Guy turning a fond eye on his wife. "Miss Sheldon," said Lady Errington reflectively, "is that the pretty "Alizon, Mrs. Trubbles is going," said Sir Guy''s voice, as the "All right," said Eustace quietly, judging it best to let his young "Goodbye, old fellow," said Guy, shaking hands with Eustace in the leaving Guy Errington and Eustace Gartney, who thus stood in the "Goodbye, Aunt Jelly," said Alizon, holding out her hand to Miss "A wonderful old place, isn''t it?" said Guy, as they stood looking "Come inside, Alizon," said Sir Guy, seeing his wife shivering, "this "How do you do, Aunt Jelly?" said Eustace, walking across to the old "I think Guy is very fond of the child," said Eustace quietly.


