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busier and lighter than others, where I began to 

 look for the numbers above the stores. By this 

 time I saw that I was going in the wrong direction, 

 but thinking that someone might observe that I 

 was green, I continued to a cross street, went over 

 and started in the right direction, then walked a 

 block crossing over again to the even-numbered 

 side. After many weary blocks I found the store 

 number of my friend and I do not know whether 

 he was more surprised at the sight of me or at the 

 size of my carpet-bag. 



I woke early the next morning, full of curiosity, 

 and conceived the brilliant idea of going out to 

 see the city before breakfast. I thought I took 

 note of the location of the house, but after a time 

 when I turned back the houses seemed all alike and 

 I knew that I was lost. After a time of anxious 

 wandering my friend came out to hunt me and 

 fortunately found me at the corner of the next 

 block. I cannot remember a single thing I saw 

 that October morning but I learned that you can- 

 not see the town for the houses. 



When I came back to New York from Hunter- 

 don County my bag was heavily laden with pres- 

 ents and souvenirs for those at home and I had a 

 good, stout cane, a present from my grandfather 



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