Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 98
a short cut, along a little creekthat led through the brush. As it was so cold, the first thing to be done, on ar-riving, was to light the fire. It was always a bother tofind the hatchet and something to split for kindling.When that was finished I got a bucket of water, and afterthat I had time to… … A WINTER EVENING. BY R. lALENSKE, AGE 15. (GOLD with snow. We played in the snow as we were comingto school. We had a nice lesson to-day about a boy being kindto one who was mean to him. And that is what heapingcoals of fire means. Our teacher read us a story aboutcolonial Sunday. In those days…
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