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BY
HORATIO ALGER, Jr.,
AND
O. AUGUSTA CHENEY.
LORING, Publisher,
Cor. Washington and Bromfield Streets,
BOSTON.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by
A. K. LORING,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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To
MY FATHER AND MOTHER,
This Volume
IS DEDICATED, BY THEIR AFFECTIONATE DAUGHTER,
O. AUGUSTA CHENEY.
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Nearly all the dialogues in the present collection wereoriginally contributed to a juvenile magazine in New York.Many of them have been used at exhibitions in differentparts of the country, and met with a degree of favorwhich has led to their publication in this more permanentform. While intended for representation, it is hopedthat readers may find them a source of entertainment.
It is proper to add that only the first dialogue belongsto me. The remainder are written by my sister, whosename appears with mine on the title-page. So far as theseare concerned, my part has been merely that of an editor.
HORATIO ALGER, Jr.
New York, May 1, 1875.
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| Page | |
| Seeking his Fortune | 11 |
| One Week an Editor | 27 |
| Keeping Genteel Boarders | 37 |
| Mrs. Skinflint’s Bargains | 57 |
| Mrs. Grundy’s Tyranny | 67 |
| Aunt Hannah’s Valentine | 79 |
| Mr. Bliss’ Vision | 95 |
| High Life Below Stairs | 105 |
| Boarding on a Farm | 115 |
| Taming a Wife | 127 |