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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 97

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s a shaggy, stronglittle horse called aSheltie, that hasbeen for generationsthe friend and helperof the simple inhab-itants. The steep,rugged hills madehis little feet strong,the great cold gavehim a thick, warmcoat, and the friend-ly hearts of the peo-ple among whom helived developed in him a… … MAKING FKIENDS. They grew to be such good friends that everychild wanted to have a pony of its very own.Fathers and mothers gladly gratified this wish,for they saw how Sheltie helped the childrento grow strong and healthy, full of life andcourage. A Shetland pony is not only an ornament and achilds…

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