. St. Nicholas [serial] . the whitest. Andwhile, of course, the othergirls were disappointed fora moment, they were in theend pleased, as it was be-cause of Jacks energy thatthe afternoons amusementhad come off at all. After hearing the de-cision I left the saloon andwent up to my hour later, as I sat reading, I heard achorus of girlish voices and approaching foot-steps. Glancing out of the port-hole, I sawthe candy party coming toward me, evidentlywith the intention of making a call. To my surprise, they brought with them abox gorgeously tied with red, white, and blueribbons. Re
. St. Nicholas [serial] . the whitest. Andwhile, of course, the othergirls were disappointed fora moment, they were in theend pleased, as it was be-cause of Jacks energy thatthe afternoons amusementhad come off at all. After hearing the de-cision I left the saloon andwent up to my hour later, as I sat reading, I heard achorus of girlish voices and approaching foot-steps. Glancing out of the port-hole, I sawthe candy party coming toward me, evidentlywith the intention of making a call. To my surprise, they brought with them abox gorgeously tied with red, white, and blueribbons. Removing the cover, I found it tocontain the result of Jacks labor. It lay em-bedded in silver-paper at the bottom of thebox. Afterward I took it to my cabin, and Imade it last not only until we reached NewYork, but for many a voyage thereafter. No ship-captain, I venture to say, had ever amore winsome little passenger than our little Jack, the charming American girl who super-intended the first recorded candy pull at
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