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as their characters. Meg's had roses and heliotrope, myrtle, and a little orange tree in it. Jo's bed was never alike two seasons, for she was always trying experiments. This year it was to be a plantation of sun flowers, the seeds of which cheerful and aspiring plant were to feed Aunt Cockle-top and her family of chicks. Beth had old-fashioned fragrant flowers in her garden, sweet peas and mignonet

rranged in a row before a table on which was a lamp, also four white badges, with a big 'P.C.' in different colors on each, and the weekly newspaper called, The Pickwick Portfolio, to which all contributed something, while Jo, who reveled in pens and ink, was the editor. At seven o'clock, the four members ascended to the clubroom, tied their badges round their heads, and took their seats with great solemnity. Meg, as the eldest, was Samuel Pickwick, Jo, being of a literary turn, Augustus Snodgrass, Beth, because she was round and rosy,

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ne who highly deserves the honor, would be deeply grateful for it, and would add immensely to the spirit of the club, the literary valu

augh, but all looked rather anxious, and no

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reat elegance, "We don't wish any boys, they only joke and bounce a

us afterward," observed Pickwick, pulling the little

s to write, and he'll give a tone to our contributions and keep us from being sentimental, don't you see? We can do so little f

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e are afraid. I say he may come, a

seat to shake hands approvingly. "Now then, vote again. Everybody

" replied three

serves, allow me to present the new member." And, to the dismay of the rest of the club, Jo threw open the d

girls, as Snodgrass led her friend triumphantly forth, and

able smile. But the new member was equal to the occasion, and rising, with a grateful salutation to the Chair, said in the most engaging

ng with the handle of the old

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know I proposed the cupboard," broke in Sno

er, with a Welleresque nod to Mr. Pickwick. "But on my honor, I never will do

clashing the lid of the

kle and Tupman, while the

ious building with padlocks on the doors and every convenience for the mails, also the females, if I may be allowed the expression. It's the old martin house, but I've stopped up the door and made the roof open, so it will hold all sorts of things

ome time before order could be restored. A long discussion followed, and everyone came out surprising, for everyone did her best. So

o the meetings, and 'a tone' to the paper, for his orations convulsed his hearers and his contributions were excellent, being patriotic, classical, comical

ong letters, music and gingerbread, rubbers, invitations, scoldings, and puppies. The old gentleman liked the fun, and amused himself by sending odd bundles, mysterious messages, and funny telegrams, and his gardener