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id: 14488
title: Elsie''s Kith and Kin
author: Finley, Martha
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  "Zoe, darling," Edward said one day at dinner, "I must drive over into "Miss Deane, my dear," Edward said, with an entreating look at Zoe, "Dinah," said Zoe, to a maid-in-waiting, "show Miss Deane to the room "Good-morning, cousin: how bright and well you are looking!" said Zoe. "Yes," said Zoe; "but I hope that by afternoon they will be good enough "Something good, I hope, papa," said Max: "you look as if it was." "I would," said Max: "I dare ask papa almost any thing,--unless it was "Even papa doesn''t know nearly every thing, little daughter," he said, "Lulu looks as if she did not know how to wait so long," Violet said, to like it, too, to please you, my own, dear papa," she said, looking up "And I mean to try to be like her in that, papa," Lulu said with "Come, Gracie," said Lulu, turning to her little sister: "we both look


id: 15630
title: Polly Oliver''s Problem
author: Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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  little child who said, regarding a certain house, "I think they need month of rest worked wonders, and Mrs. Oliver finally became so like said Polly soberly, as she gave Mrs. Noble''s hand an affectionate Mrs. Oliver had not lived sixteen years with Polly without learning to "Then make yourself at home in it," said Mrs. Oliver, while Polly "Can''t I go out and help Polly?" asked Edgar, a little later. "May I come in?" called Edgar from the tiny dining-room to Polly, who watch, she said: "Polly, run and get Mrs. Noble''s last letter, dear;" "I ''ve been thinking about Edgar, Polly, and I have a plan, but I shall "If you think it is so ''jolly,''" said Mrs. Oliver, "how would you like "I ''ve had a little adventure," said Polly to her mother one afternoon. "Well," said Mrs. Bird despairingly, "Polly must be told.


id: 21108
title: Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes
author: Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)
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  "Old people like yourself indeed, little mother!" said Eric indignantly, have been a fine old curmudgeon to have refused you leave to wish goodbye to your only brother!" And he put one of his arms round Fritz''s the North Sea. Fritz and Eric had both been too young at the time to "Come, mother," said Fritz, after a moment''s interval. "Never mind, my mother," said Fritz softly, giving his arm to the heartstricken lady, and leading her away with tender care from the railway the Fatherland," said Fritz, who like most young Germans was well read "Poor fellow!" said Fritz; "come here, old man! "Poor old Gelert!" said Fritz; and the dog, hearing himself talked "Yes, I''m Eric''s brother," said Fritz, grasping the huge paw of the "What say you, Eric?" said Fritz to his brother. too," said Eric when he came down the cliff with the news to Fritz.


id: 21301
title: Bunyip Land: A Story of Adventure in New Guinea
author: Fenn, George Manville
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  "Looks a nicer place than our land," said Jack Penny, as I stood with next day; and that evening as the doctor, Jack Penny, Jimmy, Gyp, and I "Depend upon it, he has not gone far," said the doctor, when Jack Penny "Look here, doctor; ain''t those humming-birds?" said Jack. "A good shot for a bow and arrow," said the doctor, turning to our black "Well, perhaps Jimmy''s right," said the doctor slowly; "and as I''ve "Jimmy, black fellow ''fraid um bunyip; oh, yes!" said my follower; "but "Oh, I do like Jimmy, that I do," said Jack Penny to me, and then he "We''ll argue out that point another time, Jack Penny," said the doctor. "Regular fellow for the pot," Jack Penny said one day as Jimmy set up "No, no, Penny; we''ll have a good rest first," said the doctor; and Jack will come, the doctor and Jack Penny, with the blacks, to-night to try


id: 28385
title: The Hunter Cats of Connorloa
author: Jackson, Helen Hunt
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  boards,--only two rooms in it; and there he went to live, with Jim. Now that he had once begun the making of his house, he could hardly wait "Whose house is it, Uncle George?" said Jusy. She said to Jim one day, "Have you got a cat in your house yet?" "You may set about making a collection of cats, Jim, at once," said Mr. Connor. "I wonder if we could not teach the cats to hunt linnets, Jim," said Mr. Connor one morning. "I have lived only two years in my house," he said to Rea, "and I would "But it is a horrible little house, Uncle George," said Rea,--"the Just as Mr. Connor and Rea came out of the house, who should come riding "Poor little thing!" said Rea, looking at the fast-disappearing rabbit. Mr. Connor and Jusy and Rea were at the house waiting, when they came.


id: 28743
title: Miss Ashton''s New Pupil: A School Girl''s Story
author: Robbins, Sarah Stuart
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  little note from Miss Ashton, saying she should send Marion to her "Miss Ashton," said Marion, "I am very sorry; I didn''t know it was that Marion, coming into the room just as Susan was telling of it, had Almost every girl''s hand in school was raised, so Miss Ashton went When Marion Parke went back to her room the night after Miss Ashton''s after prayers, Miss Ashton sent for Susan Downer to come to her room. "Susan," said Miss Ashton kindly, "I am in a good deal of trouble; I Miss Ashton only laughed; but when Marion went on to tell the story of "What are those girls up to now?" Miss Ashton said with a pleasant girls from the room, and went herself to see Miss Ashton. "Marion," said Miss Ashton, beckoning to her to come and sit on the "I have just come from Miss Ashton," said Marion gravely.


id: 18496
title: Big Brother
author: Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
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  it came from a roguish-looking child, hanging half-way out of a window "Robin," he answered, and leaned farther out to look into her box. Robin smiled on Grace like an old friend when she appeared at the conversation, and in a short time Mrs. Estel was listening to little So patient little "Big Brother" kept on turning the crank, long after Robin watched Mrs. Estel with such sadness, so pathetic in a child, as day after day Robin''s little feet "No, the little fellow''s scarcely a mite of trouble," Mrs. Dearborn said, "Robin tucks ze black dancin'' bear in bed, an'' Big Brother tucks It seemed little short of sacrilege to Mrs. Dearborn, whose own children had regarded it for years from an He lay awake a long time that night smoothing Robin''s But he thought of little Robin fifteen miles Steven was left at home to wait and wonder what message Mrs. Estel


id: 27251
title: "Some Say"; Neighbours in Cyrus
author: Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
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  The door opened, and Rose Ellen came in, her eyes shining with "Was you speakin'' to me, Rose Ellen?" said Mrs. Mellen. mother; surely Rose Ellen,--as he said the name to himself, he felt "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window. "My goodness me, what was he saying to you?" Mrs. Means asked as Anne help I should get." Mrs. Means shed tears, and Anne Peace answered "You''ve a real easy figure to fit, Jenny," Miss Peace replied, "I can''t help it, Miss Peace," said Jenny. "Well, Anne Peace," was Mrs. Means''s greeting, as her hostess came "Well, Miss Peace!" said the judge, kindly. Anne Peace stood close by, holding fast the hand of little Joey. "Good-by, David!" cried Anne Peace, lifting little Joey in her arms, Every week letters came from David Means to his children, telling them "Yes," said Anne Peace.


id: 27618
title: The End of a Coil
author: Warner, Susan
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  "I should think," said Dolly, looking down the long line of the gun "Dolly, dear," said her father, "are you getting smoked out, like your "But I should like to know, Frank," said Mrs. Copley, thawing a little, "I suppose father never thought of engaging a gardener," said Dolly. Leger," said Dolly suddenly, "father does not look well. "Tell me what makes my father look unlike himself," said Dolly quietly. "I am not going to leave my father and mother at present," said Dolly, "Mother," said Dolly, sitting up a little straighter, "do you think I "It don''t look like it," said Mrs. Copley miserably, "and your father "Your father not coming?" said Mrs. Copley when she had heard Dolly''s "Dolly," said Mrs. Copley, "we shall not want to stay here long. "Rupert," said Dolly doubtfully, one day, "do you know where my father "Your father never cared for moonshine, Dolly," said Mrs. Copley.


id: 31556
title: Dick in the Desert
author: Otis, James
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  Young Dick''s mother gave words to her anxiety several times; but the His mother and Margie had entered the wagon when night was fully come, "I won''t go so far but that I can see the wagon," Dick said, kissing trying to follow father''s trail," Dick said, after looking around in Dick was hungry, but scorned to let his mother know it, and tried to learn to do early in life, Dick saw his father''s rifle twenty feet or "You''re a good boy, Dick," she said, as he stooped over to kiss her; Frightened though he was, Dick knew water was the one thing his father Dick took up his father''s rifle,--his own he had left in the wagon when "The boy has got grit; but the old man must have been way off to come as "Bob Mason," said to Dick, as he laid his hand on the boy''s


id: 30860
title: Ruby at School
author: Paull, George A., Mrs.
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  Ruby had had her supper, had kissed mamma good-night, and bed-time had Ruby''s mamma could not help worrying about her little girl, and while "I am not a little ''fraid-cat like Ruthy," said Ruby to herself, trying "Good-morning, Ruby," she said, looking gravely at the little girl. learned when she, too, was a little girl like Ruby:-the little girls she knew, and wondering whether Miss Abigail looked as It was so funny to think of Miss Abigail as a little girl that Ruby "Ruby is a good little girl, and she will keep Maude straight, I hope," "Turn the corner now, Ruby," called Aunt Emma, as the little girls came Aunt Emma looked at Maude, when she heard the little girl talking this In the mean time Ruby had been helping Aunt Emma unpack her little going to be a good little girl, Ruby, and progress nicely in your


id: 21363
title: Quicksilver: The Boy With No Skid to His Wheel
author: Fenn, George Manville
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  "Which he''s a very good affectionate boy, sir," said a woman, coming up "Young gentleman?" said Dexter, holding his head on one side like a "Yes, if you like," said Helen, who felt that the boy was gaining upon "Of course," said the doctor; "and take care of them, like a good boy." "Shall you send me back, sir!" said Dexter at last; and his look was "Look up at me, Dexter," said Helen gently, as she laid her hand upon "Never mind, my boy; we will soon set that right," said Sir James. "Yes, Dexter," said Helen, looking up at him sadly. "Do you want to oblige me, Dexter?" said Helen, wincing at the boy''s "Yes," said Dexter; "you''d want a good big boat." "I don''t like it that way, sir," said Dexter. "Look here, Dexter," said the doctor coldly; "I have been talking to Sir


id: 12476
title: Ships That Pass in the Night
author: Harraden, Beatrice
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  "I am glad you think so well of human nature," said the Disagreeable Man, "I am going to speak to this little thing," Mrs. Reffold had said to "Thank you," said Bernardine, looking admiringly at the beautiful woman, Bernardine smiled a little viciously; looked first at Mrs. Reffold''s "Old white-haired man," he said, "tell me; and so I have come at last "Mrs. Reffold asks me to visit Mr. Reffold," Bernardine said; and the "I don''t know whether I intrude," said Bernardine; "but Mrs. Reffold "Come now," said Bernardine; "you are surrounded with books and "I believe," said Bernardine, "that there is more thinking and feeling "I don''t know why you should be so unkind to-day," Mrs. Reffold said, "Yes, I am better," Bernardine said, rather astonished that Mrs. Reffold "I don''t know about being good friends," Bernardine said, "but I have a "You are looking ever so well," Bernardine said.


id: 8413
title: The Bishop''s Shadow
author: Thurston, I. T. (Ida Treadwell)
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  The dark eyes looked up into the boy''s face with a wistful, pleading "But--not nice girls, Tode," said Nan, wistfully. "Tode," she said, earnestly, "if you will look straight into Little As Tode looked at the old man''s dim eyes and shaking hands a feeling "Now that ain''t a bad idea, Tode," said Mrs. Hunt, looking up from "A splendid kind of a bishop, I should think," put in Nan, and the boy "Tode," Mrs. Hunt went on, "I think it''s high time you got yourself "You do look nice, Tode," she said, and the boy''s face brightened with The bishop had taken the boy''s rough little hand in his own large, The little dark man turned and looked at Tode as the bishop spoke. Little Brother held out his hands to Theo, and the boy took him again worry, Nan ran back to her room, while Mrs. Hunt called the boys.


id: 34045
title: A Christmas Child: A Sketch of a Boy-Life
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  chill crept round the heart of little Ted''s mother when his nurse, who stormy days little Ted never went down to the shore, but stayed at home straight, there''s a good boy, Master Ted," and it was a little puzzling "How well Ted is looking," said one of the ladies to his mother. bless my little boy," she said, and Ted trotted off again, still with The first time or two that Ted''s mother saw this little "My dear little boy," said Ted''s father, though he couldn''t help Ted looked grave and a little puzzled, and seeing this his mother "Something has frightened Ted," said his mother to his father one day. Percy had been thinking of what Ted''s mother had said. "Dear Ted," she said; "you are a good, kind, little boy. "_Cissy!_" said Ted, whose turn it was now to grow a little red, but


id: 40102
title: The Passion for Life
author: Hocking, Joseph
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  "Won''t you come into the house, sir?" asked Simpson. "I think I ought to tell you, sir," went on Simpson imperturbably, "that "This way, sir," said Simpson, and I followed him out of the house "Well, sir, I am a very ignorant man on such matters," replied Simpson, "You have been quite busy this morning, sir," said Simpson when he came "Please, sir," said Simpson, "I have some books here which I think might know, Erskine, as my father said just now, he was a poor man, and made morning, and remembering what you said last night, I came round this way "I am glad you are going out to-night, sir," said Simpson, as he helped "Yes, I knew," I said, before I had time to think of the meaning of my "Good-night, Simpson," I said, and then found my way into my little


id: 39567
title: Two Little Waifs
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  "And are you feeling a little sad, poor Mrs. Lacy?" said Gladys. "No, it wouldn''t be kind, certainly," said the old lady, with a little "I know," said Gladys; "but still I like you best, Mrs. Lacy." "Yes, dear," said Mrs. Lacy, smiling, though a little sadly, at the "Yes, I told them a little," said the old lady. "I don''t like about people going to heaven," said Roger, with a little "They are tired already, poor pets," said Mrs. Marton, who was little "Yes, I know she is," said Mrs. Marton, surprised at the little girl''s "Yes," said Mrs. Marton, who held Gladys by one hand and Roger by the "Poor little things--we have all been children in our day," said Madame "It isn''t good for children," said Gladys gravely, looking up into her "We don''t look very nice, do we, Roger?" said the little girl, as with


id: 48228
title: Averil
author: Carey, Rosa Nouchette
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  ugliness; but those who knew Averil best cared little for her looks, "My dear old friend," laughed Averil, and she had a pretty, child-like your cousin Averil--no one but Mrs. Harland and myself know how that "Are there so many people?" asked Annette, looking a little bewildered. Rodney is his mother''s darling; a good-looking, idle young "She is a nice little thing, and I am sure Averil will like her," was "I don''t think Averil cares much for her large house," replied Mr. Harland. "Oh, Averil, I am so sorry to be late," she said, looking half inclined "Lottie is a busy little woman in her way," replied Averil, quietly. "Good-morning, Miss Ramsay," she said at last, as Annette stood by the But here Lottie nudged her impressively, and Averil said, a little Annette was not long in finishing her toilet; but Averil and Lottie


id: 34484
title: Waihoura, the Maori Girl
author: Kingston, William Henry Giles
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  Miss Lucy, let''s run away--the savage is coming, and I don''t know the young girl," said Lucy, holding her ground, though she felt a little better," said Lucy, taking the young girl''s hand, which felt hot and "We wish you to stop here and let us nurse you," said Lucy, trying still "There is her father," said Lucy, pointing to the chief, "perhaps you returned, and taking Lucy''s hand, placed it in that of Waihoura, as if "I am not quite happy about her, Miss Lucy," said Mrs Greening, when Lucy sat watching the sick girl, while Mrs Greening and Betsy made Lucy, employing a homely way of speaking such as her Maori friend was "Maori girl wish always live with Lucy--never, never part," said "Maori girl meet Lucy in heaven?" said Waihoura, in a tone which showed Waihoura thought for some time, and then asked Lucy again to explain her


id: 51335
title: Fresh Air Fiend
author: Neville, Kris
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  not turn his head to follow her with his eyes. on Helio and been cared for and come away with less money than he had He lay waiting for the new spasm of fever and stared at Hertha who, Hertha waited, hurt-eyed, moving her pudgy hands helplessly. the oxygen register across the room, and she went away. it was _Hertha_ and that it had been written long ago by a man named "Hertha, we''ve got to purify this air. He wanted to tell her why the plants died in "You must bring in a great many plants, Hertha. He said, "Want a drink?" He wanted to explain how the frontier does things to people. There were a thousand things he wanted to tell her. This he wanted to say to Hertha: No matter how far you go, the thing He felt tears in his eyes and yet he could not entirely explain his


id: 41641
title: Just Sixteen.
author: Coolidge, Susan
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  stop, because I want you to get in for a little drive and then come home "Would you like me to dust your things?" she said quietly. "I like fun and pretty things and luxury as well as other people," she admired and commented upon; people said it was "so clever of Mrs. Brown," and "so much better than stiff things from a florist''s," and Georgie''s true knight, as it happened, was to come from a quarter little Georgie knew vaguely something of these "hard times." In the "old days," "We all worked hard, Paul," said Elma, "and we all like jam as much as only day when these special friends had time to come for a good long icings shone like snow-crust on a sunny day, little cakes with plums out; but the little girl did not look his way, and presently her father, until day after to-morrow," said little Gretchen; "because, you know,


id: 43131
title: Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  "I''m calling nurse," Mary went on, "I don''t want you, Little Sarah. "Nurse wouldn''t never be busy like that," said Mary. "Dear little Mary," said Artie, kissing her. "Yes, dear," said the stranger, "I''m come to be baby''s nurse. "No," said Mary, "I think it''s a good plan," and she gave a little sigh "Mary," he said, "mamma is awake and you may come in and get a birthday "Baby''s opening her eyes so wide, Miss Mary," she said. "Because their teeth coming often hurts babies a good deal," said nurse. "I''m f''ightened of those little barky dogs," said Mary; "I don''t want to "You needn''t look down upon Mary," said Leigh, "if you can''t get any "Oh," said Mary, with a little laugh, "I never thought of that! words we say to her," said Mary, with a little sigh; "I can''t think why "Oh, baby, you sweet--you dear little innicent sweet!" said Mary;


id: 41708
title: Jack the Hunchback: A Story of Adventure on the Coast of Maine
author: Otis, James
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  place where Aunt Nancy told Jack she spent the pleasant summer evenings. Jack pulled harder the second time, and then, as Aunt Nancy screamed "I ought to have known a boy couldn''t milk," Aunt Nancy said impatiently Then Aunt Nancy and Louis returned to the house while Jack drove the "I''ll go an'' see what Aunt Nancy thinks about it," Jack replied, not Short a time as Jack had known Aunt Nancy, he was reasonably well "But you''ll be killed, Jack dear"; and poor old Aunt Nancy clung to the As has been said, Jack did not think the little woman did any great seen Farmer Pratt," Jack said in a low tone; and as Aunt Nancy started "I''ve said many times I didn''t know how Aunt Nancy would get along if it "No; but Aunt Nancy said you were to go away now," Jack persisted, and


id: 44914
title: Bow-Wow and Mew-Mew
author: Craik, Georgiana M. (Georgiana Marion)
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  Bow-Wow said that Mew-Mew was idle, vain, and cross, and of no use to And Mew-Mew said of Bow-Wow, that he was only fit to bark, that he was "Did ever any one see such a cat?" Bow-Wow said, when Mew-Mew acted in As soon as Bow-Wow was in bed, Mew-Mew came into the room. Then the bad Mew-Mew put up her paw and gave Bow-Wow such a blow that Mew-Mew gave one look at Bow-Wow''s bed. Mew-Mew did not mind that a bit, for she knew that Bow-Wow only said Mew-Mew said that she had saved Bow-Wow''s life when he was ill. "Why are you so sad, Bow-Wow?" said Mew-Mew. "I have a good mind not to bear it," said Bow-Wow at last. "Have you had a rest now, Mew-Mew?" said Bow-Wow. Mew-Mew had asked this a good many times before and Bow-Wow had said,


id: 45666
title: Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age
author: Malet, Lucas
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  pleasant place little Peter lived, as I say, once upon a time, with his charcoal-burner was a great friend of little Peter''s, though he was ''It is the first time we take our little Peter,'' she said, and there taking poor, frightened, little Peter by the hand, she said calmly:-''I shall walk, of course, like a big boy,'' said little Peter. his lean, brown face very close to little Peter''s, said to him with a ''Run away, little mouse,'' he said, ''but come again some day and see me.'' ''That''s not the way to play at robbers,'' said little Peter. little Peter, his mother, and brothers, and Eliza, were going through ''Never mind, mother,'' said Paul; ''if the snow is deep, or Peter is I like the snow,'' cried little Peter, and he ''Good-bye,'' he said, ''dear, little Peter. ''But how you have changed!'' little Peter said; for he was a good deal


id: 46762
title: Bessie and Her Friends
author: Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe)
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  "No, Sergeant Richards, you needn''t look at me that way," said Mrs. Granby, holding up the tea-pot in one hand; "I ain''t been doin'' no "Bessie told me how kind he was to her," said Mrs. Bradford. While little Maggie was thinking thus of Aunt Patty, the old lady, in "Yes," said Mrs. Bradford, "my dear little Bessie''s quick temper gives "Mamma cannot kiss you till you are a good boy," said Mrs. Bradford, "But, Mrs. Rush," said Maggie, "Aunt Patty''s corners scratch very Aunt Patty as she sat looking so sad and lonely, and thinking of Mrs. Rush''s lesson of the morning, till her tender little heart could bear "Maggie and Bessie," said Mrs. Bradford, one day soon after this, "I am "I think they understand that now, Aunt Patty," said Mrs. Bradford, "Mamma and Aunt Bessie," said Maggie. "Mamma," Bessie had said afterwards, "do you think Aunt Patty was very


