Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 575
h a pair of tongs, takingup pieces of burning peat and dropping them intothe buckets of the children, and then filling theirtea-kettles with boiling water from great copper better, said Will. It burns slowly, and givesout a good deal of heat for a long time. And the smell of it is so delicious,… … AT THE FIRE-WOMAN S. tanks on the stove. For this each child paid hera Dutch cent, which is less than half of one ofours. I understand it, said Will, after they hadstood at the door some time, amused at the scene. This saves poor people the expense of a fire inthe summer-time. They send here for…
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