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They will doubtless read these many times, as it 

 will probably be a whole year before another 

 generous missionary passes that Avay. The 

 mystery of the thing is, how he could keep up 

 the distribution, as he stoi)ped at house after 

 house and there were many on the way, and 

 many, many children in the grand total, yet he 

 had a full assortment for all the boys and girls 

 and even for the babies, for the supjily was 

 inexhaustible. No one could see where he kept 

 the large stock necessary for so extensive a 

 journej^ ; the only way to be imagined is, that 

 before leaving home he must have tested to the 

 utmost the capacity of every pocket in his 

 coat, vest and pants, as well as those of his huge 

 overcoat, for he seemed to deal out the books 

 by the thousand, and yet, — the familiar and 

 fatherly call would be, '' Come here my little 

 darliiigs and get your boolvS^ 



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