Identifier: stnicholasserial372dodg (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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ooh! You look more like the White Queenof Looking-Glass Land! Well, maybe I do now; but just you wait tillI get my velvet train and jeweled crown,—and,oh, Mother, shall I have a scepter? Yes, I think that s part of the costume. Oh, what fun! and seizing Jack, Bettywaltzed him about the room by way of expressingher glee. Hi, Betty, go slower! he exclaimed breath-lessly ; queens dance stately minuets—they dont•dance breakdowns! This queen does, said Betty, calmly, but shelet Jack go, on condition that he would help herhunt the library for books containing pictures ofthe Queen. ipio.) THE CHAPLET OF HONOR 699 Next day no mention was made of the enter- readily arrange matters by a little friendly dis- tainment until after lessons were over. It was cussion. But, to my surprise, when the papers nearly time for dismissal when Miss Whittier were looked over, this was the result: twelve girls summoned the pupils to her in the assembly-room, have chosen the Goddess of Honor; nine have se-
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BETTY WALKED ACROSS THE ROOM WITH STIFF, STAGY STRIDES. She looked at them in a little perplexity, and lected Pocahontas; seven want Queen Elizabeth, then she smiled. and the others are scattering. Now, as you can I did not foresee the result, she said, when readily see, this state of affairs requires arbitra- I asked you young ladies to choose your parts for tion. So I am obliged to tell you that we must our little play. I thought that if two or even disregard your wishes, and assign the parts as we, three should choose the same character we could the teachers, think best. 700 THE CHAPLET OF HONOR (June, The girls laughed heartily when they realizedhow many of their number had asked for themost desirable part, that of Goddess of Honor,and they agreed that, after all, the fairest waywas for the teachers to assign the parts, and thenthere could be no preference. And so, went on Miss Whittier, I have pre-pared full directions for each of you. Here arethe envelops for you all, and in you

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