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Identifier: stnicholasserial4821dodg (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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ay, she gulped. Part of farmin, Mark retorted gruffly, inorder to hide his own feelings. Dont come ifyou dont want to. I 11 do my share, she answered bravely. Goin to take in the Tilton fair next month,sister? broke in the wily old Kent. Goin terbe a fine show this year. Races, vaudville aneverythin. He talked like a rapid-fire gun asthey crossed the pasture, apparently determinedto keep her mind from the coming departure ofthe lambs. But when he reached the first of theflock his chatter died away and he rejected fiveor six lambs with curt nods and curter words, hisbeadlike eyes roving over the pasture as if insearch of something. At last he stopped as if utterly disgusted.Lambs aint up to grade! he announced.Sorry I made that offer. But I 11 stand by it, 1113 1114 THE WINNER OF THE BLUE he added hastily. Always plays fair, old Kentdoes. Aint no use pickin an choosin here.Drive down that lamb thar an that one nexthim. Cant waste no more time. Wont two others do as well? burst out Ann.
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THAT PAIR S NOT FOR SALE, HE SAID Have nt time to look, sister. Two centsabove markets a fair price fer em, Billington, abig price; more n I oughter afford. But hes picked old Baldfaces twins, Mark,she protested. She s the last of the thorough-bred ewes Father bought. Dont know nothin bout thoroughbreds,quickly broke in Kent. Im buyin eatin lamb.Is it a bargain? (Oct. Pick another pair, urged Mark.Aint got no more time to waste. Them 11do me. The boy looked at the lambs and started toaccept, but then, catching a glimpse of Annsface, saw somethingwhich made him turn toKent, his jaw square.That pair s not forsale, he said.Why not?Cause farming shard enough for a girlwithout this sort ofthing. Thats plain foolish.Maybe. The man gave himanother keen glance.Dont think that pairo scrubs is fancy stock,do yer? he sneered.Oughter be blamed gladto get shet of em at myprice. Dont know anythingabout fancy stock. Annwants to keep em; shes goin to. Pick someothers. Old Kent was crafty.He wanted th

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