General Prescott and the Yankee Boy; Climbing a Mountain Three Miles High; The Gold Diggings of Ireland

Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 16, Feb. 17, 1880

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Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children includes delightful serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles and fun. This 16th issue of the serial, published on February 17, 1880, features stories of a baby saved from a flood, a lesson in the evils of shoplifting, a profile of the wild boar, a beloved child lost and then found with aid from birds, and much, much more. This serial was published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their other publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. Summary by Jill Engle

Listen next episodes of Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 16, Feb. 17, 1880:
Advertisements; Too Fat and Too Thin; The Ribbon Dance; A Cause for Worriment; Search, if you like…; Broken Rhymes; Shadows of Great Men , Our Post-Office Box , Taking--Not Stealing , The Fairy Painters; A Wide-Awake Russian Sentry , The First Valentine; The King's Baby; George Washington , The Song of the Wren , The Story of the Summer Boarder, Moses, and the Two Visitors , Wild Boars