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A HAPPY HOME.

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THOUGHTS ENRICH THESE PAGES, ARE WASHINGTON, FRANKLIN,
LONGFELLOW, SHAKESPEARE, MILTON. BACON, SMILES, MADAME
MONTAGUE, SCOTT, CHESTERFIELD, HOLLAND, IRVING, MRS.
HEMANS, CARLYLE, GOETHE, SCHILLER, MADAME DE STAEL,
WELLINGTON, WORDSWORTH, DR. JOHNSON, LAMB,
BEACONSFIELD, MRS. STOWE, EMERSON,
DICKENS, LINCOLN, GARFIELD,