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What is this wonderful dress? I am sure I want one."-Page 276.

SPARKLING GEMS:

BEING

SHORT STORIES FOR THE BENEFIT

OF

YOUNG PEOPLE.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

LONDON:

JAMES BLACKWOOD & CO., LOVELL'S COURT,
PATERNOSTER ROW.

CONTENTS.

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A Beautiful Fable--An Unlucky Street--A Thought-
ful Scholar-The Three Half-Crowns - Good and
Bad Men inside-What a little Child may become
-A Polite Boy-The New Key-Will that mend
the matter? The Singing Student Boy - The
Schoolgirls-The Benefits of Industry-The Brown
Towel-A Kind and Useful Boy-The Worth of a
Life-It comes from Above-The Lost Glove-
Industry-Take the other Hand-Short Memories
We shall all be changed-A Talk about Birds-Our
Daily Bread-A Child doing Good-Honesty –
Truthfulness-Who bore our Sins-Must-I said I
would try-The Rain-drops-The Black Sheep and
the Black Marks-The Good Sister-The Beautiful
Garment The Strength of a Kind Word-A Kiss
for a Blow-The Sparrow's Reproof-Clean Hands
-The Worst of it-Who was the Victor?-Was
that right, Mother P-The Selfish Boy-Children,
think yourselves over-I don't care.

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