Aunt Jenny's American PetsGriffith and Farran,successors to Newberry and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1872 - Birds - 222 pages |
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... Aunt Jenny a Yankee ? ' Duncan began . ' A Yankee ! No , my boy ; of course not . What made you think she was ? ' ' Because when you came home last week you said to mamma , " Jenny is a thorough Yankee ; " and you were telling General ...
... Aunt Jenny a Yankee ? ' Duncan began . ' A Yankee ! No , my boy ; of course not . What made you think she was ? ' ' Because when you came home last week you said to mamma , " Jenny is a thorough Yankee ; " and you were telling General ...
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... with the man she said , ' If I thought Aunt Jenny cared for flowers , I would gather her some violets out of my garden . Do you think she would like them , papa ? ' < Try her , Maggie ; try her . Suppose 4 Aunt Jenny's American Pets .
... with the man she said , ' If I thought Aunt Jenny cared for flowers , I would gather her some violets out of my garden . Do you think she would like them , papa ? ' < Try her , Maggie ; try her . Suppose 4 Aunt Jenny's American Pets .
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... Aunt Jenny would like to have one of their canaries in her room ? and where could they hang it ? -how it was finally decided to place a little glass case of humming - birds on the writing - table instead , stuffed birds making no noise ...
... Aunt Jenny would like to have one of their canaries in her room ? and where could they hang it ? -how it was finally decided to place a little glass case of humming - birds on the writing - table instead , stuffed birds making no noise ...
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... Aunt Marianne's voice , and yet some- thing in it not English , though all the words were English . And when Maggie came to get a good look at her aunt , and found the face as ... Aunt Jenny would never reach 8 Aunt Jenny's American Pets .
... Aunt Marianne's voice , and yet some- thing in it not English , though all the words were English . And when Maggie came to get a good look at her aunt , and found the face as ... Aunt Jenny would never reach 8 Aunt Jenny's American Pets .
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... aunt or uncle hanging on the walls , scarcely finding utterance for his joy at having her again among them ! At last she reached her room , where the three children were officiously busy in ' putting away ' Aunt Jenny's muff and ...
... aunt or uncle hanging on the walls , scarcely finding utterance for his joy at having her again among them ! At last she reached her room , where the three children were officiously busy in ' putting away ' Aunt Jenny's muff and ...
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