My Awkward Cousin, Or, Caroline's Visit to Her Great-aunt's Poultry YardAmerican Sunday-School Union, 1848 - 107 pages |
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... walking on our parlour carpet with her great iron - shod shoes . Every time she came , she brought me fresh eggs from her poultry yard , and fruits from her garden , and loaded me with kindnesses , without being able to obtain my ...
... walking on our parlour carpet with her great iron - shod shoes . Every time she came , she brought me fresh eggs from her poultry yard , and fruits from her garden , and loaded me with kindnesses , without being able to obtain my ...
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... so ; but my aunt was considerate , and knew that at my age I must have amuse- ments , and she took unwearied pains to furnish them for me . But what were those amusements ! Long walks through the 18 MY AWKWARD COUSIN .
... so ; but my aunt was considerate , and knew that at my age I must have amuse- ments , and she took unwearied pains to furnish them for me . But what were those amusements ! Long walks through the 18 MY AWKWARD COUSIN .
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But what were those amusements ! Long walks through the fields with my aunt and cousin , who knew and visited no one ! On our return , my aunt always inquired minutely of the girl who kept the yard , about her poultry , geese , pi ...
But what were those amusements ! Long walks through the fields with my aunt and cousin , who knew and visited no one ! On our return , my aunt always inquired minutely of the girl who kept the yard , about her poultry , geese , pi ...
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... walks , I was trying to find some way to make my aunt understand that I should prefer staying at home , when Kitty came to bring me a letter . Oh what joy ! It was a joy that no words can describe . At first I devoured my good parents ...
... walks , I was trying to find some way to make my aunt understand that I should prefer staying at home , when Kitty came to bring me a letter . Oh what joy ! It was a joy that no words can describe . At first I devoured my good parents ...
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... walk , for you must have something to amuse you . ' " Aunt , " replied I , hesitatingly , " I want to tell you that the walks do not amuse me at all . " 66 aunt . Oh , so much the better , " said my " Augustus and I thought you en ...
... walk , for you must have something to amuse you . ' " Aunt , " replied I , hesitatingly , " I want to tell you that the walks do not amuse me at all . " 66 aunt . Oh , so much the better , " said my " Augustus and I thought you en ...
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