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Title: Two girls of old New Jersey : a school-girl story of '76
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Sage, Agnes Carr Connah, Douglas John
Subjects: New Jersey--Fiction.
Publisher: New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company
Contributing Library: Rutgers University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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he Voorleezer now,for well I know Heer Goetschius big roan, —it takes such longstrides over the ground. Run, then, dearie, and tell Quack to bring out Grizzle, di-rected the maiden, and she was all ready, with a basket of cakesand cream on her arm, when the great horse galloped up and itsrider leaped lightly to the block before the house. But, bless my soul, it is not Lennard at all! Tis Sam VanValen ! she exclaimed in amazement, as the newcomer ap-proached, somewhat shamefacedly doffing his hat. Pardon, jufvrouw, he faltered, but most suddenly has theVoorleezer been summoned away; summoned to Schraalenburg, toconduct a funeral, as Dominie Walmoldus Kuypers is abroad fromhome and there was no one else. Sore disappointed was he, buthe asked me to take his place and to say that * naught, whatever,but his duty would have kept him from your side. I trust youwill not regret the exchange overmuch, since what is his loss ismy gain. Ach, no; for one splutterkin is as good as another! But 5?
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A RUNAWAY 53 step in, Sam, and moisten your throat with a noggin of sprucebeer before we start. Nothing loth, the young man accepted this invitation, sonobody was visible when Quack brought round Grizzle and hestood holding both horses, when the youthful couple emergedfrom the house, while, at the same instant, Jack Berry rode bywith Fytje Vreeland, whose black orbs snapped with triumph asshe nodded to Marta and whipped her steed to a faster canter. Sam fancied that Jack started at sight of him and made amovement as if to halt before being obliged to follow his com-panion ; but, in another moment, he was swinging his fair ladyinto her saddle and prepared to leap into his own. Look out, boss, he some frisky! warned Quack, as thestalwart youth bestrode the roan. Frisky I I should think he was ! cried Marta, as the animalsuddenly gave a wild spring, almost dislodging his rider ; pawedthe air with his fore-feet; snorted and started on a dead run upthe road, leaving her pale with terror an

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