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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 403

An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 403 — into his hand,cried: Aha! I know what this is! Its what weread about in The Pirates Own Book. Dont youremember, Billy, those pieces of eight? I dontknow why they were called pieces of eight,though; there is a big 8, and a P and an E 900 THE FAIRPORT NINE. [September, right up there between those… … THE P1NE-TREB SHILLING. They were dug up, every one on em, on myfarm off the Neck. The eyes of both boys fairly shone with amaze-ment at this tale. But the apothecary only puthis spectacles on top of his bald head and said: Land sakes alive ! You dont say so. In NewEngland, at least in those days,…

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