Identifier: harpersyoungpeop00newy1883 (find matches)
Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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she had van-ished to, and Aunt Sue declared that such a remarkablething never happened in the world before, and that itcouldnt have happened now if it had been any time in theyear except Christmas-eve. Then Madge had to kiss and squeeze Willie, until hislittle cheeks were almost purple. And the next thing shedid was to open one of the trunks, and get out a warmwoollen suit of boys clothes, which fitted Willie as if theyhad been made expressly for him. Somehow it came to be understood among them allright away that Willie and his mother would go on liv-ing at the old farm-house just as if they had always be-longed there. Aunt Sue maintained that ever sinceMadge got married and went oft0 she had been most toolonesome to live; and that if Mrs. Dawson hadnt comealong just then, she didnt think she could have stood itmuch longer. And Uncle Tom, with a very sly twinklein his eye, reminded Willie of the conversation they hadhad about the next haying season. 88 HAEPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV.
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THEN UNCLE TOM LIFTED HER IN HIS BIG, STRONG ARMS.—DRAWN BT HOWARD PTLE. You would think that enough had happened for oneday; but if after supper you had seen Aunt Sue andMadge disappear into the south parlor, you would havefelt sure there was something more to come. When the door was thrown open, how Willie andMadges four boys did rush in! There never was sucha wonderful Christmas tree. It was just loaded downwith pretty things. The toys were all stood on the greatround claw-foot table, and there were so many that UncleTom must have been busy for a long time bringing themhome. There were some very large Noahs arks, someboxes of soldiers, tin horses and wagons, toy steam-en-gines, and no end of picture-books and boxes of candy. The mysterious packages had been opened, and provedto contain a large easy-chair for Uncle Tom, covered withsoft leather, and a gorgeous work-table for Aunt Sue, allhung around with little bags of pink satin and lace. There were so many toys that the boys did

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