Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 459
by the Author.BY HILDA B. MORRIS(AGE 13). {Silver Badge.)Martha was young andambitious. In fact, shewas very young, as shehad just passed her sixthbirlhday, and very ambi-tious, having resolved tolearn to read and write be-fore she was seven. For two days Marthahad been to school, sittingstraight… … C, and D on the chart. She had seen a boy punishedfor whispering, and she had seen the music-teacher.In fact, Martha felt herself thoroughly initiated intothe ways of the school. Poor, ignorant Martha! Little was she prepared forthe disgrace that met her on the third day. A wad ofpaper struck her…
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