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Title: Our young folks (serial)
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend), 1827-1916 Hamilton, Gail, 1833-1896 Larcom, Lucy, 1824-1893
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Publisher: (Boston : Ticknor and Fields)
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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e, For deep the buried cities were ; And sounded a cymbal, because sound Might shake those cities underground, Which are chiefly on sulphur and bitumen found. The boy is trying to dig up Saline relics, a crystal cup, A tripod found in a den of pitch ; The bronze vase that adorned a niche; A spear once used in a giants cause, Wayfaring men it oft made pause ; An amber necklace Lots wife wore ; An opal Myras finger bore : A baby long since petrified ; The best of mothers mummified ; A marble head — But stop exploring, We all are bored with so much boring. Here is a question proposed by our correspond-ent, Sammy : — Let me ask Our Young Folks something veryold, yet not often solved. You have all seen it.A snail is at the bottom of a well twenty feet deep.He wishes to be out of it. Every day he climbsthree feet. Every night he slips back two, goingto sleep after climbing three feet In what time,by the conditions of the question, will he be atthe top ? When will he begin to crawl out ?
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS. An Illustrated MagazineFOR BOYS AND GIRLS. Vol. VIII. AUGUST, 1872. No. VIII. A CHANCE FOR HIMSELF. CHAPTER XXV. jacks prisoners. EAK-EYED Judge Garty, having sandedthe warrant by which Jack was to havebeen conveyed to jail, and winked hardover it for about fifteen seconds (giving atleast six winks to the second) to see thatit was all right, shook it in the air at theempty space occupied a moment before bythe jolly constable.^^f^^kt^l^ Here ! Sellick ! where are you ? Here s our

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