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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 818

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Another boy came from New York City;only nine years old; had never been awayfrom home without his parents and the\were dubious about sending him. His de\ el-opment was little short of marvelous. Helearned to swim within two weeks and beforethe end of the season had passed all theswimming tests, had… … and cried and begged the director to tele-phone for his mother in New York to comeand take him home. We tried to comfort himand finally told him that it was too late forher to come that night, but that if he wouldgo to bed and try to forget it, she should besent for in the morning if he still…

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