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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
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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very one, I think, felt perfectly at home in about Mrs. L.. said to a gentleman who was her guest. What! I hear on all sides. Why, the geographiessay Maine is noted for ice, lumber, and fisheries; Con-necticut, for clocks and cutlery; New York, for wheat;and South Carolina, for its hospitality. Is that South half a minute with the hero of the place. As soon as the scholars began to assemble the nextmorning, Mr. Du Chaillu was on the play-ground to makethe acquaintance of— Ah! I forgot to tell you. didnt I,that, some of the scholars names were Bob, Jim, Frank-, Carolina hospitality, for a lady to suggest that she may ; Norwood, and plenty more which did not apply to girls,feel relieved when the time comes for a gentleman, her but meant some of the little boys of the neighborhoodguest, to leave her house ? who attended the Institute. Besides that, the gentleman was the valued friend of It was to see these boys and the little girls that Mr. JANUARY 30, 1883. IIAIiPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. 201
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THE GORILLA. 202 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV. Du Chaillu went out. Scarcely had he reached the play-ground when there came hack such a peal of laughter,such shoutings and clappings of hands, that all the grownfolks ran out to see what could be the matter. But the school bell soon put an end to the excitement,and it was renewed only at recess. After school, however, came the genuine fun. The lit-tle ones were out-of-doors at play, and the older ones werein the school-room preparing lessons, writing letters orcompositions, or amusing themselves. Mr. Du Chaillu having told the little ones gorilla sto-ries, proposed they should play gorilla. One of thenumber was chosen to personate the curious animal, whileMr. Du Cliaillu explained to him how the gorilla wouldact in his native forests. Then such scamperings followed! Over the fencesthey flew, through the garden, over the balustrade,around the houses, and finally into the school-room, bar-ring the doors and windows. All this time the g

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