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... fell . When with horror in her wide - strained eyes and pallor on her lips , the child staggered to the spot , and looked on the pros- trate form , he was dead . The hazel eyes stared blankly at the sky , and the hue of life and ...
... fell . When with horror in her wide - strained eyes and pallor on her lips , the child staggered to the spot , and looked on the pros- trate form , he was dead . The hazel eyes stared blankly at the sky , and the hue of life and ...
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... fell upon his pulseless breast . Fearful lest she should touch the icy form , the girl timidly strewed her flowers in the coffin , and tears gathered and dropped with the blossoms , as she noticed a plain gold ring on the little finger ...
... fell upon his pulseless breast . Fearful lest she should touch the icy form , the girl timidly strewed her flowers in the coffin , and tears gathered and dropped with the blossoms , as she noticed a plain gold ring on the little finger ...
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... fell from the roof of the house which he was shingling , and died from the injuries sustained . Thus Mr. Hunt , who had been a widower for nearly ten years , found himself burdened with the care of an infant only six months old . His ...
... fell from the roof of the house which he was shingling , and died from the injuries sustained . Thus Mr. Hunt , who had been a widower for nearly ten years , found himself burdened with the care of an infant only six months old . His ...
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... fell from the anvil , and where she often slept , lulled by the monotonous chorus of trip and sledge . As she grew older , the mystery of bellows and slack - tub engaged her attention , and at one end of the shop , on a pile of shavings ...
... fell from the anvil , and where she often slept , lulled by the monotonous chorus of trip and sledge . As she grew older , the mystery of bellows and slack - tub engaged her attention , and at one end of the shop , on a pile of shavings ...
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... fell on her knees and grasped the icy hands . " Grandpa ! wake up ! Oh , grandpa ! speak to me , your little Pearl ! Wake up ! dear Grandy ! I have come back ! My grandpa ! Oh ! - A wild , despairing cry rent the still evening air , and ...
... fell on her knees and grasped the icy hands . " Grandpa ! wake up ! Oh , grandpa ! speak to me , your little Pearl ! Wake up ! dear Grandy ! I have come back ! My grandpa ! Oh ! - A wild , despairing cry rent the still evening air , and ...
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