. St. Nicholas [serial]. little sister Dot: What does episodemean? Episode means anevent, answered Edith. Well, then, my favor-ite is the War of theRoses. Why, when did youever hear of the War of theRoses? asked Edith, tak-ing Dot in her lap. I heard Helen talkingabout it to one of her schoolfriends, and I think it musthave been lovely to haveseen them fighting withroses, dont you, Edith? At this her two sisterslaughed heartily, but Edith hastened to explain : Theydid nt fight with roses, Dot; they used guns. Why did they call it the War of the Roses, then? she asked, getting more interested.

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. St. Nicholas [serial]. little sister Dot: What does episodemean? Episode means anevent, answered Edith. Well, then, my favor-ite is the War of theRoses. Why, when did youever hear of the War of theRoses? asked Edith, tak-ing Dot in her lap. I heard Helen talkingabout it to one of her schoolfriends, and I think it musthave been lovely to haveseen them fighting withroses, dont you, Edith? At this her two sisterslaughed heartily, but Edith hastened to explain : Theydid nt fight with roses, Dot; they used guns. Why did they call it the War of the Roses, then? she asked, getting more interested. Tell me allabout it. Well, said Edith, the war was in England, andit was not a war between different countries ; it was acivil war. But I dont know what a civil war is, said Dot. It s a war where, instead of two countries fightingeach other, the people of one country quarrel anddivide, and engage in war among themselves. War is a very terrible thing, so many men get killedand wounded. And civil war is the worst kind, be-.

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