Nelly's Silver Mine: A Story of Colorado LifeRoberts Bros., 1878 - 379 pages A New England preacher suffering from asthma moves his family to Colorado. A classic tale illustrating the positive thinking that won the West. |
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... NIGHT IN A SLEEPING - CAR • V. FIRST GLIMPSES OF COLORADO AND A NEW HOME • VI . LIFE AT GARLAND'S • VII . A HUNT FOR A SILVER MINE . VIII . THE MARCHES LEAVE GARLAND'S · IX . WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY · • X. ROB AND NELLY GO INTO BUSINESS ...
... NIGHT IN A SLEEPING - CAR • V. FIRST GLIMPSES OF COLORADO AND A NEW HOME • VI . LIFE AT GARLAND'S • VII . A HUNT FOR A SILVER MINE . VIII . THE MARCHES LEAVE GARLAND'S · IX . WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY · • X. ROB AND NELLY GO INTO BUSINESS ...
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... night before , Mrs. March had said : " Now , Rob , you must promise me not to get out of bed till it is broad daylight , and the house is thoroughly warm . You will certainly take cold , if you get up in the cold room . ' " Mamma ...
... night before , Mrs. March had said : " Now , Rob , you must promise me not to get out of bed till it is broad daylight , and the house is thoroughly warm . You will certainly take cold , if you get up in the cold room . ' " Mamma ...
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... night , Miss Nelly . Good - night , Mas- ter Rob . " " What could she have meant asking where we'd be sleeping ? " said Rob . " I'm sure I don't know , " said Nelly ; " it's very queer . We've never slept anywhere but in these two beds ...
... night , Miss Nelly . Good - night , Mas- ter Rob . " " What could she have meant asking where we'd be sleeping ? " said Rob . " I'm sure I don't know , " said Nelly ; " it's very queer . We've never slept anywhere but in these two beds ...
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... night , " and she tucked the bed - clothes tight around him , and ran back to her own room . " I don't care , " said Rob . " I'll just stay awake . I don't believe it'll be very long ; " but before he knew it he was fast asleep again ...
... night , " and she tucked the bed - clothes tight around him , and ran back to her own room . " I don't care , " said Rob . " I'll just stay awake . I don't believe it'll be very long ; " but before he knew it he was fast asleep again ...
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... night - gown ; he believed they were very unwholesome things . " Why don't animals put on night - gowns to sleep in ? " he used to say ; one might very well have re- plied to him , " Animals don't crawl in between blankets either , and ...
... night - gown ; he believed they were very unwholesome things . " Why don't animals put on night - gowns to sleep in ? " he used to say ; one might very well have re- plied to him , " Animals don't crawl in between blankets either , and ...
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