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id: 14379
title: Elsie at Nantucket
author: Finley, Martha
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  "I shall not oppose it, my dear," Elsie said; "indeed, I think it may "I will, papa; and oh, but I think you are good to me!" she said, giving "My dear child, resolve that she shall," said Grandma Elsie, standing "Foolish child!" he said, with a happy laugh, holding her close; "think "I knew he intended to," Rose said, "and I think you are a dear good "Mamma is, I think," said Grace, looking doubtfully at her. "Yes, papa," said Max; "I heard a story the other day of a ship that was "I wish I knew its story," said Lulu; "I hope everybody wasn''t drowned "I want to see where the waves come up," said Lulu; "there''s Max looking a little girl?" her father said, turning an astonished look upon "That, my child, she cannot help," Elsie said; "she loves your father


id: 19889
title: Naughty Miss Bunny A Story for Little Children
author: Mulholland, Clara
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  "Oh dear, what a lot Miss Kerr has got to say!" cried the little "And now, Bunny," said Miss Kerr, as she led the little girl into "Oh, I will try, dear Miss Kerr, indeed I will," said the little "Come, Miss Bunny, don''t be a silly baby," said Sophie, "I''ll dress you," said Bunny, "and mama told Miss Kerr this very morning she was I like Miss Kerr much better than Sophie," cried Bunny, "But, Bunny, dear," said Miss Kerr, "you would not like poor mama Do come, like a good boy," cried the little girl "Dear Miss Kerr," said Bunny at last, as, growing impatient at the "Why don''t you go and play, Bunny?" said Miss Kerr looking up from "Well, my dear Bunny, they will soon be here," said Miss Kerr. "Come along, Bunny, like a good girl," said Mervyn, "let us run fast


id: 29295
title: Great Uncle Hoot-Toot
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  "That''s Geoff, I''m sure," said Elsa; "I always know his ring. "Elsa," said Frances, "I think you are rather hard upon Geoff. "I think mamma had better go to bed almost at once," said Elsa, "What are you talking about, Geoff?" said Elsa''s voice in the doorway. "But have you got sense enough, Geoff?" said Frances, gently. "Then you haven''t any wants at present, I should think, Geoff," said "Geoff," said Elsa, putting great control on herself so as to speak very "And why should I be angry with Geoff?" said the old gentleman, his eyes Geoff is a good boy in big things, and mamma thinks it is owing to her "Good little girl," said Great-Uncle Hoot-Toot, nodding his head "Great-uncle," she said, "I don''t want to make silly excuses for Geoff, "Geoff," said Elsa, "you shall not." there I''ll look up your place and find you your train," said Geoff,


id: 18153
title: Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way
author: Aimwell, Walter
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  Alfred and Oscar--A brave speech for a little fellow--Going home. the errand-boy--Thanksgiving week--A busy time--Oscar''s experience as "Yes," said Oscar, for in replying to his mother, of late, he had The school hour was at hand, and Oscar was obliged to start as soon as "Let''s go, Oscar," said Alfred; and both boys ran for the coach, the "Why, mother," said Oscar, "Alf is n''t a bad boy, and I never heard "There, that will do, Oscar," replied Mrs. Preston, "You''ve said enough "You have got a bad cold, Oscar," said Mrs. Preston one evening towards "Well," said the doctor, turning to Mrs. Preston, when Oscar got "Perhaps we ''ll go to-day," said Oscar; "it looks as though it were "Father," said Jerry, "I and Oscar--" "Well, come to think of it, I suppose it is good," said Oscar; "for our "So have I," said Oscar; "I should like to have you show me a boy


id: 12260
title: Jonas on a Farm in Winter
author: Abbott, Jacob
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  "Yes," said Oliver, "he is going to build a great barn next summer. "Jonas," said Josey, "are you going out into the barn?" "Oliver," said Jonas, "I think it would be a good plan for you and Josey "Let''s put some good large logs on our sled," said Josey. "I don''t know," said Oliver; "it looks like a dog''s track; but I "He went up," said Jonas, "the same way that we are going. "He''s coming," said Josey, who remained with Oliver at the sled. Franco said nothing, but stood looking up into Jonas''s face, and wagging "I verily believe it is Franco," said Jonas, as he slowly got down from "Yes, sir," said Jonas; "but it belongs to the farmer that I work with." "Now," said Jonas, after a few minutes, to Oliver, "I am going away "Let us get out and walk, Jonas," said Oliver. "Rollo?" said Jonas; "his name is Oliver.


id: 36015
title: Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  "In such a funny place, mamma dear," said Peggy. "Baby''s defful c''oss, Peggy," said poor Hal. And Baby, though he couldn''t speak, pouted out his lips and looked very "Peggy''s coming, dear," said the motherly little voice. "Zes, zes," said Hal, "but it''s a _wenny_ little ''ill, Peggy." "Not so very far away, mamma dear," said Peggy, laughing. "Fairies _really_," she said, "live in Peggy''s funny little head, and in "My dear Peggy," said mamma, smiling, "we can''t tell, when it''s so far "Oh, Hal," said Peggy, "I think it''s very nice indeed to have new boots. "Like in the country, mamma," said Peggy. way, thought Peggy, so that she looked up and said-"Poor dear little mamma," said Peggy, and as she spoke she put up her "Couldn''t I sleep with you, mamma dear?" said Peggy in a queer little "Poor little boy," said Peggy, looking ready to cry herself.


id: 36760
title: Minnie; or, The Little Woman: A Fairy Story
author: Guild, C. S. (Caroline Snowden)
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  watch Minnie, and off the little girl flew, along the rail, skipping see," thought Minnie; "but as I''ve come so far, I will not go home Master Squirrel said this with a great air, but Minnie only laughed. Dear children, as Minnie looked upon the squirrel''s nuts, that made him A yellow-bird was the companion of Minnie''s walk, and a pleasant little You may remember it was Minnie''s wish at first to live like a bird, on For a little while Minnie was very happy with the yellow-birds; they "O, squirrel, do leave your play a little while, and help us!" she said. "That''s a good plan," said Minnie, not waiting to think how squirrel Mouse scampered away, and Minnie little thought how long it would be But the next day Minnie found her little friends creeping about with But, when Minnie came to look at them, it seemed to her like eating


id: 33522
title: Little Frankie and His Cousin
author: Leslie, Madeline
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  "Come in here!" said Nelly to her little cousin, "and we will take out "Can''t we go up in Willie''s play room, then?" asked the little boy. "No," said Nelly; "I want to stay here, and see Sally put away my "MAMMA," said Frankie one day, "you promised to tell me a toly." boy''s naughty heart said, ''I would steal one of my mother''s oranges and eat it,'' he said, ''Yes; no one will know it, and if your mother asks Then Mrs. Gray told Nelly how the good dog had pulled Frankie out of the "Mamma," said Frankie, "I want to hear ''bout Moses ''gen. "I told you," said the lady, "that Moses began to wish he had not Moses, and said, ''I hope you have not eaten one of mother''s oranges, my she said; "come, now, be a good girl, and then I''ll tell you how Frankie "Now, my little Nelly," she said, "you must


id: 38771
title: The Little Princess of Tower Hill
author: Meade, L. T.
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  I think Mr. Ralph is a very good name indeed for father''s little "Do you like fantails?" asked Ralph, looking full at his little cousin. Maggie could climb like any little squirrel, and Sir John and Waters knocked at the door; a quick, eager little voice said, "Come in." "Now come and talk to Jo," said Ralph, drawing his little cousin forward. "Yes, there is," said Maggie, "a sweet little stream, and it tinkles away "I suppose for a kind of play," said Maggie, opening her eyes a little. Ralph spoke with great energy; Maggie''s little round sweet face became Maggie could not help owning to her own little heart that Ralph''s words had Here poor sick little Maggie began to cry and Mrs. Grenville was glad to "My little Jo favors her father, Sir John," said Mrs. Aylmer, dropping a Why, Maggie, our little Jo''s mother


id: 42230
title: Esther''s Charge: A Story for Girls
author: Everett-Green, Evelyn
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  "I don''t think I can quite tell till I''ve tried," said Esther, shaking Esther," said her mother a little plaintively when the gentlemen had Esther said grace gravely, and the boys did not laugh that time. "O Genefer," said the little girl, "I think we won''t call the boys yet. "Boys like that sort of thing, I suppose," she said. "I don''t think you ought to speak like that, Puck," said Mrs. St. historian, and I have some things I think will interest you," and Mr. Trelawny held out his great hand, into which Esther was obliged to slip Esther knew the look of the boat, and had once been out in it with Mr. Trelawny, but had been too much afraid of him to enjoy her sail at all. "I think He was," said Esther, with a little quiver in her voice; and


id: 44774
title: Mamie''s Watchword
author: Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe)
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  "''Cause you have your little sister to play with," said Belle, "and "Mabel can come too if she likes," said Mamie; but Mabel, feeling that "A kind, unselfish little girl," her father had called Belle; and Mamie "I''m going to ask Belle how she does it," Mamie said again to herself; "Yes," said Mamie; "but, Belle, I don''t know if I like to think God "Ask your mamma to let you come with us," said Lily; "we''re going to "See here, Mamie," said Lily; "I didn''t know you were really trying to So good-by was said to Mamie and Lulu, and the four children "Come, then, Lulu; Maria says we may go," said Mamie; and, taking good "Mamie will only go a very little way," said her sister, and away she "So am I," said Mabel: "and, Mamie, I believe I know a little how you


id: 45381
title: The Popular Story of Blue Beard Embellished with neat Engravings
author: Anonymous
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  There resided, at some considerable distance from Blue Beard''s castle, When the proposals of Blue Beard were mentioned to the young ladies by |Blue Beard having called next day, the old lady told him what her When they reached the castle, Blue Beard, attended by a number that Fatima, the youngest of the two sisters, began to think Blue Beard Fatima, accompanied by her sister, returned to the castle the wife of |When Blue Beard was gone, Fatima sent a kind invitation to her friends the riches of Blue Beard''s castle, of which they had heard so much, that Again the voice of Blue Beard was heard, and she begged for one minute Blue Beard had not time to conjecture who the |Fatima, who had fallen to the ground at the time Blue Beard quitted As Blue Beard had no relations, Fatima was sole heir to the whole of his


