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Recollections of Auton House .. (1889)

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Co. · leaf 80

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. Children often exhibit a brilliancy of conception in the attainmentof their ends in view, which would bring no discredit on operationsof more importance, and by more experienced brains. The Autongirls were forbidden to play with water because it wetted theiraprons and sleeves, and was spilt all… … 76 RECOLLECTIONS OF AUTON HOUSE. Up in the baby-house, arid among the dolls, washing-daycame about as regularly as it did down below in the laundry. Thegirls said the dolls duds needed to go in the tub and be ironedevery week, or else their children wrould look like a family ofemigrants. Now A.…

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