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Title: American messenger
Year: 1843 (1840s)
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Subjects: American Tract Society Christianity
Publisher: New York (N.Y.) : American Tract Society
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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y they hadplanned for Saturday. Youll come with us, wont you,Madge? asked Kitty, as the two girlswalked homeward together, after school.Do come, well have such fun. And this time Madge answered veryfrankly: Id like to, Kitty, really, but—I knowit sounds funny, but I havent anythingto wear but this, looking down at herhandsome suit, and it would be spoiled Thank you, said Madge, simply, Illbe glad to go blackberrying, then, Kitty.It was just this stupid old dress thatstopped me. So the next day a merry party of girlswent to the blackberry fields, and, get-ting their pails and baskets full of great,juicy berries, they took the girl in theblue gingham dress into their innermostcircle of comradeship. We had the best time, mother, saidKitty, that night. Madge is so nice;and she helped everybody pick, anddidnt mind whether she had her ownbasket full or not, and she told funnystories to amuse little Janey when shegot tired and t began to cry on the wayhome; and told us how to play some new
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PEEK-A-BOO. with the briars. Ill explain to youabout it, some time. Oh, but what a pity, said Kitty, im-pulsively. Of course you couldnt wearthat lovely dress, you want a gingham—something that wont tear, and willwash. I know—but I havent one goodenough, said Madge. Well, but listen, Madge. I have apretty little blue gingham Tve neverworn. It doesnt fit me, but you arejust a shade smaller and it would fit youexactly. Please let me lend it to you,and come, Madge. You wont be mad,will you? Rut suppose it got torn, demurredMadge. It wouldnt matter. Come, its allsettled. Ill bring it over tftis afternoon,shall I? games. We wouldnt have had half asmuch fun without her; to think wecalled her proud and stuck-up! Judge not, that ye be not judged,quoted mother, softly. Well, Ill never judge anybody hastilyagain—thats positive! said Kitty. Madge came to school on Monday in abeautiful brown plaid silk, but nobodythought of calling her proud again. Shehad won her own place in the little wor

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