St. Nicholas, Volume 12Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1885 - Children's literature |
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... tree Indeed - Thousands for One Gown - Some People's Queer Notions Butterfly Head - dresses ( illustrated ) — Those Pet Beetles - Illuminated Frogs , 712 ; Introduction — Fifteen Owners Found - The Illuminated Frogs Again An Illuminated ...
... tree Indeed - Thousands for One Gown - Some People's Queer Notions Butterfly Head - dresses ( illustrated ) — Those Pet Beetles - Illuminated Frogs , 712 ; Introduction — Fifteen Owners Found - The Illuminated Frogs Again An Illuminated ...
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... trees . Therefore I said to my two little helpers : " We will begin our brush - pile in this open space in the garden , and here we will bring all the rubbish that we wish to burn . You see that we can make an immense heap , for the ...
... trees . Therefore I said to my two little helpers : " We will begin our brush - pile in this open space in the garden , and here we will bring all the rubbish that we wish to burn . You see that we can make an immense heap , for the ...
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... trees , while Merton worked manfully at the raspberries , for we saw that this was a far more pressing task than gathering wood , which could be done to better ad- vantage in the late autumn . Every morning Win- nie and Bobsey were kept ...
... trees , while Merton worked manfully at the raspberries , for we saw that this was a far more pressing task than gathering wood , which could be done to better ad- vantage in the late autumn . Every morning Win- nie and Bobsey were kept ...
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... tree over her head . The children stampeded for the house , Winnie crying : " Hurry , Mamma , and let us get through , for Papa says that after dinner he ' ll set the great brush - pile on fire , and we ' re going to dance around it ...
... tree over her head . The children stampeded for the house , Winnie crying : " Hurry , Mamma , and let us get through , for Papa says that after dinner he ' ll set the great brush - pile on fire , and we ' re going to dance around it ...
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... trees on the farther bank , and flecked with light the little figure of the sobbing child , who was waiting for Letty . She had on a pink apron , and her hair was brown and curly . Jack noticed a great red butterfly over Letty's head as ...
... trees on the farther bank , and flecked with light the little figure of the sobbing child , who was waiting for Letty . She had on a pink apron , and her hair was brown and curly . Jack noticed a great red butterfly over Letty's head as ...
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ACROSTIC Alice ant-lion asked Badger ball beautiful began Bert Bessie birds Bobsey Braunfels brother Buononcini called Chimborazo Clotilda cried DEAR ST dinner dogs door Dryad early Echo-dwarf Eskimo exclaimed eyes face father feet followed Fred FREDERICK SCHWATKA friends Frierson give ground hand Handel Haydn head hear heard Helen Hessie horse igloo inches insects Jock King King of Burgundy knew Lampasas laughed letter little girl live look Mamma Merton Moodna Creek morning mother Mousie Mozart musk-ox never NICHOLAS night Old Pipes PALMER COX Papa Peaceville plants play Quelipeg raspberries reindeer replied Roderick rows Ruthven seemed seen Senate side soon spring story tell thing thought told took tree Uncle Cyrus village Waldo Winnie wish young
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Page 945 - ... have for that purpose appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say...
Page 496 - ... for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground...
Page 777 - No member shall speak more than once to the same question without leave of the House, unless he be the mover, proposer, or introducer of the matter pending, in which case he shall be permitted to speak in reply, but not until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
Page 777 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to decide on the case, but without debate.
Page 761 - Pay attention to him; he will make a noise in the world some day or other.
Page 778 - Nevertheless, if a member finds that it is not the inclination of the house to hear him, and that by conversation or any other noise they endeavor to drown his voice, it is his most prudent way to submit to the pleasure of the house, and sit down : for it scarcely ever happens that they...
Page 562 - said Old Pipes. " I don't believe there's anything the matter with the cattle. It must be with me and my pipes that there is something the matter. But one thing is certain: if I do not earn the wages the Chief Villager pays me, I shall not take them. I shall go straight down to the village and give back the money I received to-day.
Page 856 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States, and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state.
Page 777 - When any member desires to speak or deliver any matter to the House, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to
Page 520 - Some say, compar'd to Bononcini, That Mynheer Handel's but a ninny ; Others aver that he to Handel Is scarcely fit to hold a candle.' Strange all this difference should be Twixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee.