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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 381

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y was made by a kind,sensible old lady, who thought the flimsy bodiesbought in shops not fit for any good doll, such asshe meant that I should be. She made me with ashapely figure, and substantial legs and feet, uponwhich she put good strong shoes and stockings.My head was, and is, as you see, of… … Little Pa- my dress was of tan-colored stuff, with trimming ofbright scarlet, made to wear well and for a longtime. Upon my head I wore aneat cap, from the front of whicha becoming fringe of short hairfell over my forehead, which, al-though I say it, is a high andthoughtful one. I have heard itsaid…

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