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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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father about your little brother,she said to Dick, and he says, if you like, you might leavehim here for the day. Father doesnt mind children, anilhe had a blind brother himself.1 Nancy stood looking down very pityingly on the tiredlittle traveller. Oh, you arc so good! Dick exclaimed. But—Iirmilil leave him if I thought that, no matter who came andwanted to take him away, you wouldnt let them—just un-til night. If I wasnt back to night— But I will be. Oh,fun yon promise that . Of course I will. Nancy said, in Ler brisk way. Icant be made to give him up to any one before night.Now where are you going in Marplains : Dick said he wanted to tind the house of a Dr. Field. T know where he lives, she said. But I spose anyone 11 show you. Dick felt that he ought to be oil at once, but he waitedto see Norrv and Trusty very comfortably established oila long chint/ sofa, and to re assure Norry that he woulddune back without fail. Then he started off, followingthe railroad track as before.
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•HES BLIND, HE SAID, SOFTLY. 758 HAHPEES YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLIME IV. He walked along a full mile before he reached a railroadstation, and there he went in, asking the ticket-masterwhen the trains went on to Mat-plains. Nothing before two oclock, said the man, rathergruffly. Dick hesitated. He did not feel quite so sure nowas he had done that he could ask for a free ride to Mar-plains. After a moment he turned away, resolving towalk on. That, at least, he could do, and he was not verytired. The station was known as Burchell, and was one of thelonely places at which one always wonders that any trainever stops; but, as Dick had seen, it was where Nancy andher father lived, and the remembrance of the warm cozykitchen he had left took away something of the desolatefeeling with which the rough, forlorn place inspiredhim. He turned his steps resolutely onward, walkingat first very briskly; but then there crossed his minda dreadful fear lest harm should come to Norry in hisabsence. Dick stood

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