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Identifier: stnicholasserial221dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE KITTENS CIRCUS.
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THE RANDOM SHOT. By Ruth McEnery Stuart. It all happened in a class in dictation. Afterreading the lesson aloud, the class carefully writ-ing as she read, the teacher told one of the girlsfirst to collect the slates and then to distributethem, seeing that no pupil got the same slateagain. When this was done, the teacher took herbook, and spelled the words aloud, the pupilscorrecting mistakes on the slates as she read. She had not spelled more than a half-dozenwords, when she discovered a small boy, aboutthe center of the class, crying most piteously. Of course the lesson was stopped for themoment, until she should learn the cause of thetrouble; but to all her questions came only freshsobs in reply. Again and again in most affectionate termsthe weeping boy was begged to explain his dis-tress, but without avail. At last, in desperation, the teacher bade himcome to her. This he seemed quite willing todo, and advancing, still convulsed with sobs, helaid upon her lap the slate he had just

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