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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
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puz/.les have been receivedfrom Nellie F., Amy M., Mattie M. Beck. EdgarThomas. Fales Griffin, C. Hascall, R. Cavanna,Edith Sinclair. Lucy Dart. May N. Shafer. WilliePink. Tom Pullison. Robbie McGregor. Talboti lark. James Utley, Bantam, Frankiefi. Prentice,Peacock. May Arnold, Elsie Button, Viola, DaisyDouglas. Minna <;. E., Otto. Edwin, George and01 to. < arrie and Charlie I.. Dora D., Josephine S.B.. John W., John Y. C., Harry, Frank May, andBudget. (For Exchanges, see 2rf and 3d pages of cover.) 576 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV. FIVE little birds and five little boys,All of them making a terrible noise;The boys to drive the birds away,The birds because theyd rather stay. For Japanese boys and Japanese crowsCan always be found where the whiterice grows; JAPANESE FAN TALES. BY KIRK J1UNROE. The other ends are gathered tightBy her whose age gives her the right.Each one, as she draws a prize.From her place must quickly rise. A small white dog is Shiro,And happy as he can be,
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The crows say caw, but the boys say shoo!And wave their sticks of long bamboo. To be a scarecrow in old Japan Is fun alive to a little man. And to him there is nothing that tastes so niceAs sweetened cakes of fine white rice. Here you have a pretty game.Played in all Japan the same;Apple luck they call it there,Anil each player gets a share. Every apple in the basketHas a name, but do not ask it;Keip the one you chance tn LirlWithout a murmur of regret. Some are wealth, or love, or beauty,Others industry, or duty.As the players sit in line,Each one holds an end of twine. Playing with two little girls, (Make and Tome, outside the school-house door, In Jamagata city;But if he eats the name card up It will be a pity;For on the wall it ought to hang, Just over Tomes seat,In a row with all the others, And like them clean and neat.()-kama-san. the teacher, calls, Now. children, come to school,And do not soil a name card, For thats against the rule.To the dog she says, Go home, sir, We do no

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