FOR THE CHILDREN.
A little girl from a charitable institution spent a day in the country. She knew so little of green things growing that she pulled up weeds and plants to see how they were fastened in the ground. An ear of green corn was given her to play with. ‘Oh! oh! oh!’ she said, ‘it’s all wrapped up in little green blankets !’ One day Edna cut her finger. ‘ Hurry up with a rag, please, mamma !’ called the little girl, ‘ it’s running over !’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 36, 6 September 1890, Page 19
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84FOR THE CHILDREN. New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 36, 6 September 1890, Page 19
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