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Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (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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which is as awful as it sounds, andmeans contagious sickness. Inside, indeed, were sickness and poverty. AGipsy woman lay on a bunk, raising to HerrStotts cold gaze a pair of eyes singularly likethose of the boy at the window, whose pleadingLaddie had so promptly answered. The two boys stood near the woman, who saidfaintly to Herr Stott: You see, sir, I am sick.My husband has gone to fetch the doctor; he andthe boy have worked day and night to get themoney. Laddie could scarcely wait to cry out, Oh, letyour boy come to the castle! We will give him I9io.) LADDIE 257 all you need. It is Christmas, and I will share mygifts with him. The doctor will be there, and hewill bring your boy home and cure you. Herr Stott remonstrated with his little chargein the rapidest broken English he ever uttered. hundred years ago. Mother was dressed in ashining gown, with a rose in her hair, and whenLaddie was finished she hurried him along to thedrawing-room. It had been planned this year that the little
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LADDIE S CASTLE-HOME. But Laddie only clasped the Gipsy boys hand thecloser and urged: I so wished for a playmate for Christmas; letme have him for to-day. The doctor will comewith all you need. I know Mother will send him. Laddie did not leave off pleading till the wo-man had promised to send her boy to the castlewithin an hours time. Then at last Herr Stotthurried his pupil off toward home. After a speedy tea Mother and her maid came to dress the little boy. He wore a light satin costume, copied from the portrait of a boy, one of Laddies ancestors, who lived in the castle two Vol. XXXVII.-33-34. boy instead of his father should make the speechof Christmas welcome and good wishes to theguests and servants. Herr Stott had written out a speech for Laddie,who was greatly struck with its pompous senti-ments, and also depressed over the fact that itwas as hard to learn as so many Latin verses. When Mother came into the school-room, thespeech was laid before her. She had laughed andlaughed

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