Rand, Mary Abbott, b. 1840, Belford, Clarke & Co., publisher · Chicago : Belford, Clarke & Co. · leaf 192
gathered their nuts, too, enjoying thefun as well as the children. At last, having filled their baskets, they found asmooth rock for a table and spread their lunch,—chicken sandwiches, Baltimore biscuits, apple tarts,and milk, with a dessert of chestnuts. And, now for a story, begged the children.… … UNCLE ED. AND THE CHILDREN. awful and nice, said Will. Didnt you ever getdrowned or burned or something ? No, — lets talk about chestnuts. Oh, we know all about chestnuts, cried the children. Do you know what the poor people in the southof Europe do with them ? They grind them intomeal and make…
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