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The Blue Jar Story Book

Chapter 31: THE YOUNG READER'S LIBRARY
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A young girl walks with her mother past enticing shop windows and longs for pretty objects; when faced with choosing between a decorative blue glass jar and a pair of shoes she needs, she opts for the jar. At home she discovers the blue color comes from a dark liquid and the glass is plain; meanwhile her worn shoes worsen, causing daily discomfort and missed pleasures. The narrative traces the consequences of impulsive preference for appearance over practical needs, emphasizing the value of close inspection, deliberate choice, and bearing disappointment with patience.

Agnes threw her arms round the neck of her dear Laura.





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Transcriber's Notes:

original hyphenation, spelling and grammar have been preserved as in the original

Page 7, "give me another pair." changed to "give me another pair.'"

Page 9, "But I should tell" changed to "'But I should tell"

Page 12, "did'nt I tell you" changed to "didn't I tell you"

Page 29, "ran to her assistance," changed to "ran to her assistance."

Page 30, "good-night to you." changed to "good-night to you.'"

Page 30, "pray., Mrs. Landlady" changed to "pray, Mrs. Landlady"

Page 31, "Coming, ma'am,' anwered" changed to "'Coming, ma'am,' answered"

Page 34, "Mr. Pembroke, sir," changed to "Mr. Pembroke, sir,'"

Page 39, "to be lost" changed to "to be lost."

Page 40, "the men to acommodate" changed to "the men to accommodate"

Page 44, "no uncommon attentions" changed to "no uncommon attentions."

Page 49, "My name. you know" changed to "My name, you know"

Page 54, "wished to canfide" changed to "wished to confide"

Page 66, "I should hear her." changed to "I should hear her,"

Page 67, "very indentical person" changed to "very identical person"

Page 76, "be kind enought" changed to "be kind enough"

Page 76, "charging them as silk)" changed to "(charging them as silk)"

Page 87, "them was inidspensable" changed to "them was indispensable"

Page 88, "considerable dfficulty" changed to "considerable difficulty"

Page 90, "Agsen" changed to "Agnes"

Page 107, "And would it not have" changed to "'And would it not have"

Page 108, "and His directtions" changed to "and His directions"

Page 109, "it did aproach Agnes" changed to "it did approach Agnes"

Page 110, "looked verry shabby" changed to "looked very shabby"