Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 226
t is now. But when Marywas only eighteen, she inspired her brothers anda boy cousin with a determination to go to col-lege. In due time she convinced their parentsthat she was capable of leading such an expedi-tion, and with various household comforts, suchas feather-beds and a cow, thev started on… … ble home-maker. For they kept house together inthe most satisfactory and ideal way. With such a mother, it is small wonder thatMrs. Johnston has had the talent and characterfor making the best of her opportunities. Can you picture a small, brown-eyed, brown-haired girl perched up in a cherry-tree?…
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