My Awkward Cousin, Or, Caroline's Visit to Her Great-aunt's Poultry YardAmerican Sunday-School Union, 1848 - 107 pages |
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... live unmarried , that he might devote himself to the care of her old age . Yes , that was a " good boy , " that same awkward cousin of mine . My mother , who knew aunt's mode of life , had advised me to submit to the order of her house ...
... live unmarried , that he might devote himself to the care of her old age . Yes , that was a " good boy , " that same awkward cousin of mine . My mother , who knew aunt's mode of life , had advised me to submit to the order of her house ...
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" Why , aunt , do tell me if they pick feathers from live geese ? " 66 Why , my dear child , is it possible that you did not know that live feathers are the most valuable ? " " Poor creatures ! " replied I , shudder- ing ; " but how ...
" Why , aunt , do tell me if they pick feathers from live geese ? " 66 Why , my dear child , is it possible that you did not know that live feathers are the most valuable ? " " Poor creatures ! " replied I , shudder- ing ; " but how ...
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Aunt . " What would you do , my child ? We must live ? " Augustus . " It seems that civilized man wants many things unknown to savages . " Aunt . " The savages , my son , have other wants to satisfy , if they are not like ours ; and ...
Aunt . " What would you do , my child ? We must live ? " Augustus . " It seems that civilized man wants many things unknown to savages . " Aunt . " The savages , my son , have other wants to satisfy , if they are not like ours ; and ...
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... and I loved my chicken with all my heart . My aunt came to call me to dinner , and I showed her my little Zizi , as I called him , with a tri- umphant air . " Your chicken will not live , " said my THE LITTLE CHICKEN . 69.
... and I loved my chicken with all my heart . My aunt came to call me to dinner , and I showed her my little Zizi , as I called him , with a tri- umphant air . " Your chicken will not live , " said my THE LITTLE CHICKEN . 69.
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" Your chicken will not live , " said my aunt . " Oh , why not ? " " See , there is yet a little yolk in the shell . " My heart beat harder than in the morning . If my little Zizi died , it would be my fault , because I had forced him ...
" Your chicken will not live , " said my aunt . " Oh , why not ? " " See , there is yet a little yolk in the shell . " My heart beat harder than in the morning . If my little Zizi died , it would be my fault , because I had forced him ...
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