Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . n, and he did not wish to take the troubleto unload it, so he contrived to fasten a stout pole under the axle-tree in such a maimer as to make a sort of runner, and thus hedragged the cart home, the end of the pole slipping along uponthe mud and snow. The wheel was left on the ground where itfell, though afterward the farmer rolled it out to the place wherethe plow and harrow wTere lying. In the distance we see the

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Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . n, and he did not wish to take the troubleto unload it, so he contrived to fasten a stout pole under the axle-tree in such a maimer as to make a sort of runner, and thus hedragged the cart home, the end of the pole slipping along uponthe mud and snow. The wheel was left on the ground where itfell, though afterward the farmer rolled it out to the place wherethe plow and harrow wTere lying. In the distance we see the farmers barn. The window is open,and a young man, the farmers son, is seen within, threshing wheatwith a flail. This is the end of the Museum. .dlu ?u((. THE CHILDRENS SOFA H8PS13S STORY BfifiK c A SERIES OF NARRATIVES, DIALOGUES, BIOGRAPHIES, AND TALES, FOR THE INSTRUCTION AND ENTERTAINMENT OF THE YOUNG. MS©[B ABBOlTT, (IFmhrllisW ratty NUMEROUS AND BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS,harpersstorybook06abbo

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