Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 198
.Dear St. Nicholas: I do not know how to thank you foryour kindness in awarding me a cash prize for my verses on By-gone Days. Not only has it given great pleasure to my friends, but it has^encouraged me so much, and has made me hope that, withpatience and courage, I may some day succeed in the… … the camp. by flora sheen, age II. I am sure that to belong to the St. N. L. and to study thework of others there, is the best training a would-be-author canhave. For your kind encouragement, for the two lovely prizes, and forthe great goodness every one has shown me I thank you manytimes. Believe…
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