Monday, December 25, 1865 — The daily dispatch
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culprit. It was a thorn in their side, and 1
rubbed my hands in glee.
Having considered the question in their dis
may, they divided that Teecie should be kept
in ignorance of her mysterious present. It was
not fit for her to use : it wonld fill her mind
With absurtl ideas. And so, in spite of the ar
rival of her beautiful new crutches, poor Tee
cie still sat helpless in thenurserv. The wooden