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Title: Some adventures of Jack & Jill
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Yechton, Barbara Dodd, Mead & Company. pbl Upjohn, Anna M Krause, Lyda Farrington
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Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead & Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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said one single wordof crossness about my not being in school as hewas, though other times he has not liked myhaving a holiday without him. He wouldcome every afternoon, of his own accord, andget into the crib, where Paul and I were, andsit there scrunching up his legs, and tell usthe most funny, jolliest things--to make uslaugh. Jack says that when he saw me tear downthat hill to those shifting sands and get intothat tree and catch hold of Paul, he knewthere was no use in two trying to do thatsame thing. So he just split after LongPeter fast as lightning, because he knewDaddy Jo was too old to be able to helpmuch. Jack is such a quick boy to think ofthings ! And he says that Long Peter and heand all the others fairly Jlew back to thosesands with the rope to save Paul. So, yousee, it wasnt nearly so long a time that Iheld Paul as I thought it was. Though itwas almost too long--for I could only haveheld on a very few minutes more. So Jackreally saved Paul as much as I did, and Long 310
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<c I was turning round tor mamma to see that frock Some Adventures of Jack and Jill Peter, too. Papa gave ////// a nice present.And now Mr. Newcome has put a high fenceall round that shifting sand, so that nobodycan go near there. Now comes another part the pleasant part -that I know will most truly astonish you,for it did me. One afternoon--it was the first day I hadgone hack to lessons on account of Paulbeing much better, and up and dressed--andmamma was sitting in our big hall and Paulielying on one of our red sofas that are coveredup, and I was with them. Nana Joan hadjust finished making me a new muslin frock -pink and with narrow pieces of blackvelvet run through the embroidery. Andshe had dressed me up in it to come downand show mamma. It is a most pretty frock,and I am glad I had it on that very after-noon--on account of what happened. For presently, while I was still turninground and round for mamma to see thatfrock, we heard people running up our frontsteps. And who shoul

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