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[Illustration: HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE]

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VOL. IV.--NO. 159. PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. PRICE FOUR
CENTS.

Tuesday, November 14, 1882. Copyright, 1882, by HARPER & BROTHERS. $1.50
per Year, in Advance.

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[Illustration]

WAITING.

BY MARGARET JOHNSON.


  I said, "When will the summer come?
    Mamma, is it not late?"
  She smiled, and answered. "By-and-by;
    Be patient, child, and wait."

  I asked papa if he would buy
    A new wax doll for me.
  He pinched my cheek, and said, "Not now;
    Be patient, and I'll see."

  "Nurse, tell me when my dear rose-bush
    A blossom red will bear."
  "Oh, by-and-by, my dear. Don't fret.
    Come, let me brush your hair."

  "When shall I grow so tall, papa,
    That I can reach your head?"
  "Quite soon enough, my little one;
    Wait patiently," he said.

  "Dear me!" I thought; "they all say 'Wait.'
    I'll