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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 329

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A BIT OF CHRISTMAS BY HELEN A. HAWLEY It was Christmas morning, and very, very cold.Every few minutes a trainman came through thecar, watching carefully a dial-faced thermometer,and stooping to turn screws of the heatinsr … AT THAT INSTANTTHE MAN SAUNTERED INTO RESUME HIS SEAT. paratus, in persistent attempts tokeep the pointing finger at seventy degrees. Despite the discomfort of close air, which wasnone too warm at best, the passengers in themain wore joyous faces, and did nt seem to con-sider the numerous packages…

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