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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 101

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o ! exclaimed Cleis, impatiently,why do you work so busily in the time the Mothergives us for recreation ? Because, replied Myrto, I have a littlescheme which I shall tell you about after the fes-tival ; perhaps you will help me in it. Not if it is embroidery, or spinning; you know Idetest work of… … THE PROCESSION—BEARING THE MANTLE FOR THE STATUE OF PALLAS. Where is Ischomachus, where is the Mother?I have been chosen to compete in the games ! Oh,Cleis ! I dont see why girls are not taught gym-nastics here, as in Sparta. I knew several therewho could leap farther than I. There was onegame in…

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