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things  her  lucky  star  would  bring  her,
                                 she  should  always  fall  asleep;  but  in

                                 reality  this  was  the very  luckiest  thing
                                 that  could  possibly  happen  to  a  tired

                                 little  girl  who  was  a  41 slavey.’?

                                    “ Mr,  Bolander,” said  Peggy one after-
                                 noon when she  bad  come  into  his room

                                 with  the  towels  and  stopped  for  a  few
                                 moments’  chat  with  her  hero, 4‘did  you

                                 ever hear of a self-made  woman ? 11
                                      A  self-made  woman.  What do you

                                 mean,  chicken?"

                                    44W hy,  I  heard  Professor  Whitney
                                 talking  about  a  very  celebrated  man,

                                 and he said he was a self-made man.  He

                                 never had  any advantages,  the  Professor
                                 said,  and  no  money, no one to help him,

                                 and he had  to do  everything for himself.
                                 And  now  he  is. very celebrated.  Could

                                 a woman make herself ? ”
                                    “ W hy  yes,  certainly,”  said  Mr.  Uo-
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