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Mary Mapes Dodge

St. Nicholas, Vol. 14: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks; Part I., November, 1886 to April, 1887

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Excerpt from St. Nicholas, Vol. 14: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks; Part I., November, 1886 to April, 1887

How many' Of you know what an old home stead is? Those of you'who do will perhaps be quite indignant with me for asking such a ques tion; but in these days, when almost everybody is trying, as hard as he can, not_only to live in a handsomer house than that in which his grand father lived, but in a handsomer house than that in which he himself lived a year ago, it is not easy for children to have many associations with their temporary homes. Even those of you who know what an Old homestead is, probably think of it as some nice big Old house away off in the country, without any neighbors, Where peopl-e go for a month or two in summer for the sake of the Old associations.

But I know where there is a Whole City of home steads. It a veritable city, with paved streets, gas - lamps, a_ Custom-house, 'and a mayor. But almost all of its citizens dwell in. Old home steads, the homes of their fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers. There are few really modern houses in the place, for, although there are plenty of Queen Anne Window-panes, they date back to the era of genuine Small windows, and every one who stays in Portsmouth, or who comes to Portsmouth, is far too anxious to dwell in a home stead to think of building a house Cut bias, as are 'the latest capric-es of architecture zit-newport or in New Jersey. Our very town itself has the generous air of being an old homestead, with its splendid old elms, its ministers who never think of staying less than twenty five years in its pulpits.

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ISBN
0366471864 / 9780366471867
Pages
492
Weight
28.48 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 1.06 in.

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