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Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
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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Her booth was asort of tent, with the flapturned back, and she soldsporting goods of all sorts. Some kind shopkeepers haddonated fishing-rods and reels,trout flies, game-bags, bowsand arrows, and many suchwares. Betty was happy andgay, and her dark curls clus-tered round her merry, rosyface as she wheedled her pa-trons into making further pur-chases of all sorts of wares. October was Lena Careys choice. She used allthe traditional features of Halloween, and in asemi-darkened tent she told fortunes to gulliblevictims. Dressed as a witch in a red robe, ablack cape, and a red peaked hat, she fondled herown pet black cat, though old Tabby would riotlook weird and mysterious. The interior of Lenas tent was scarefully deco-rated with bats and strange devices, and wasadorned with lighted Jack-o-lanterns. Lena was clever at fortune-telling, and, as herclients were not exacting as to methods, she man-aged to satisfy them all with most pleasant, evenif most improbable, promises for the future,
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BOB CAREY, AS THE LION IN MARCH, SELLING MARCHES. Next came November, which was Marthas. Atfirst it had not seemed easy to think of a char-acter for Martha appropriate to November. Butas Betty looked at the round, stolid face, full ofwholesome good nature, but not piquant or fasci-nating, she exclaimed: Good gracious, Martha! You re just likeyour grandmother. Do chirk up and gigglesometimes! Then her own speech gave her an idea. 191°.) THE PALACE OF TIME 417 Martha, she cried, that s just it! You shallbe your own grandmother! November is theThanksgiving month, arid the very spirit of theThanksgiving feast is the Grandmother. So chubby-faced Martha was transformed intothe dearest old lady you ever saw—white hair,cap, and spectacles; plain gray gown, with ker-chief crossed on her bosom, and knitting workbeside her; everything of old-fashioned style,even her reticule and black silk mitts. Mr. Irving, true to his word, assisted withMarthas booth. It was indeed a realistic old-fashioned

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