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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 274

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fter the apples, Grant went after thesquirrels. Everybody and everything on the place werefriends of Grant; in his big heart there waslove for the cow, the cats, and the chickens.Still, his most intimate friend and companionin games was Ben Roe, the two-year-old colt.Grant invented games and taught… … BEN ROE gentle trot, Grant all the time saying, Grew-ow,grew-ow. Now, when they played what Grantcalled grew they would begin at a gentletrot; but when they raced, they ran side by sideat a fearful rate, each panting and determinedto win. This game was always brought to aclose as soon as one of the…

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