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... thing ; and a poor man , if he behaves himself , and does his work well , is as much entitled to it as the President . " " I will give the dollar to grandma , to buy a new coffee- pot ; for she said to - day the old one was burnt out ...
... thing ; and a poor man , if he behaves himself , and does his work well , is as much entitled to it as the President . " " I will give the dollar to grandma , to buy a new coffee- pot ; for she said to - day the old one was burnt out ...
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... thing ! It ain't often you see a child love her granddaddy as she loved Aaron Hunt . Poor lamb ! " Mrs. Wood wiped her own eyes , and went back to her weaving ; and Edna turned away from the mill and walked to her deserted home , while ...
... thing ! It ain't often you see a child love her granddaddy as she loved Aaron Hunt . Poor lamb ! " Mrs. Wood wiped her own eyes , and went back to her weaving ; and Edna turned away from the mill and walked to her deserted home , while ...
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... thing ? " " I hear that in the town of Columbus , Georgia , even little children get wages to work in the factory , and I know I can earn enough to pay my board among the factory people . " " But you are too young to be straying about ...
... thing ? " " I hear that in the town of Columbus , Georgia , even little children get wages to work in the factory , and I know I can earn enough to pay my board among the factory people . " " But you are too young to be straying about ...
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... thing I do want to tell you , it is a serious thing for a poor , motherless girl to be all alone among strangers . " There was a brief silence , and Edna answered slowly : " Yes , Mrs. Wood , I know it is ; but God can protect me there ...
... thing I do want to tell you , it is a serious thing for a poor , motherless girl to be all alone among strangers . " There was a brief silence , and Edna answered slowly : " Yes , Mrs. Wood , I know it is ; but God can protect me there ...
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... thing ! Of course you will come and prescribe for her , and I will see that she is carefully nursed until she is quite well again . Here , Henry , you and Richard must lift this child , and put her on the mattress in the carriage . Mind ...
... thing ! Of course you will come and prescribe for her , and I will see that she is carefully nursed until she is quite well again . Here , Henry , you and Richard must lift this child , and put her on the mattress in the carriage . Mind ...
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Aaron Hunt Allston Andrews arms asked beautiful believe blue-stocking Bocage Chattanooga cheeks child clasped countenance darling dear door Edna Earl Edna's Elmo Estelle eyes face feel Felix fell felt fingers Gertrude girl glanced Gordon governess grave GROSSET & DUNLAP Hammond hand handsome happy Hattie head hear heard heart hope Huldah Jean Webster kissed knew laughed Le Bocage leaned Leigh letter Lew Wallace lips Loch Maree looked mamma marble Miss Earl morning mother Murray Murray rose Murray's N. C. Wyeth never night noble once orphan painful parsonage passed poor pray proud rose seemed shoulder silent Sir Roger smile soul stood sweet Taj Mahal Targum tears tell thank thing thought tion to-day told took turned voice walked watched wife window wish woman wonder words young