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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 434

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rom the school-room every dayto assist the cook about this meal. To the surpriseand dismay of the teacher they were almost utterlyuseless, because they did not know how to wash adish nor peel a potato.• Miss Huntington found that she needed to spend her whole time in the kitchen teaching them,and,… … was appalled tothink of the girlsgrowing to be wo-men, so ignorantof housework and nice house ways. Looking oneday at a kindergarten, the happy thought flashed THIS IS THE WAY WE WASHOUR CLOTHES. 4io LITTLE HOUSEMAIDS. [April, .■/ READY TO GO TOMARKET. into her mind thatkitchen-work could betaught…

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