The Peterkin papers by Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale
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The Peterkin Papers
By Lucretia P. Hale Mrs. Peterkin Puts Salt into Her Coffee. Dedicated To Meggie (The Daughter of The Lady From Philadelphia) To Whom These Stories Were First Told The Peterkin Papers By Lucretia P. Hale Preface to The Second Edition of The Peterkin Papers THE first of these stories was accepted by Mr. Howard M. Ticknor for the "Young Folks." They were afterwards continued in numbers of the "St. Nicholas." A second edition is now printed, containing a new paper, which has never before been published, "The Peterkins at the Farm." It may be remembered that the Peterkins originally hesitated about publishing their Family Papers, and were decided by referring the matter to the lady from Philadelphia. A little uncertain of whether she might happen to be at Philadelphia, they determined to write and ask her. Solomon John suggested a postal-card. Everybody reads a postal, and everybody would read it as it came along, and see its |
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