Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 437
e get things done. We re happiest whenliving among easy material things and easymaterial thoughts—things that you can putyour finger on, do you understand? And wesee the meaning of em too, which the fairiesdont—only we cant express it so well; sothere you are! We have no patience withtheir useless,… … A TERRIFIC THING OCCURRED! hearth. Cosy interiors, spaced off fromwind and rain, where meals for hungrychildren are prepared, where hearths areswept and mending done, and a baby sleepsin his cradle in the corner—these are thesurroundings that fill us with content; andit is a lucky housewife, I can…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 437](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/1024/ia-stnicholasserial4911dodg-437-455.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial4211dodg-650-812.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial05dodg-288-188.webp)
