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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 472

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Wife, why waste our wish on such trifles ?The horse and cow well get anyway. Sure enough, in a years time the money for thehorse and cow had been earned. Joyfully theman rubbed his hands. The wish is saved again i883.; THE \V I S I [ - R I N G . 939 this year, and yet we have what we desire.… … emperor, baron, even a gentleman farmer, withchests overflowing with gold; but you dont knowwhat you want. We are young and life is long, he answered. There is only one. wish in the ring, and that iseasily said. Who knows but sometime we maysorely need this wish ? Are we in want of any- thing? Have…

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