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person renew his happiness by hoping for such a favorable end as
some characters as are described in the book.
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If we did not have the capacity of reading we might wait all our lives
and never secure the desired information, but if instead of waiting for
some one to tell us we take the book or paper or whatever it might
happen to be and read it for ourselves we will be much better
satisfied and also have the consolation of knowing we discovered it
for ourselves and did not have to wait for other people to come and
furnish us with the desired information.
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In reading there is a large amount of knowledge attained for it
enlarged the mind while reading and continues until we pass away.
When we read we come across words that when we hear them
spoken of we are entirely ignorant of them.
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The untutored mind is often surprisingly expanded in reading for
only a short while a little every day. Then when we hear certain
subjects spoken of we do not wonder what it all means.
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Reading the talents of others helps us to compose something that
may help us in future life. Without reading we should not know any
thing about our forefathers or how we came to be civilized. What
would we know about religion if we did not read our Bible and find
out how religion originated?

On Girls.
Girls are very stuckup and dignefied in their mcmer and behaveyour.
They think more of dress than any thing and like to play with dowls
and rags. They cry if they see a cow in afar distance and are afraid of
guns. They stay at home all the time and go to Church every Sunday.
They are al-ways sick. They are al-ways funy and making fun of
boys hands and they say how dirty. They cant play marbels. I pity
them poor things. They make fun of boys and then turn round and
love them. I dont beleave they ever kiled a cat or any thing. They

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