The Talisman: A Tale for Boys

Pub. d by Wait, Greene & Co. When she first sprung up a most exhilarating shout issued from the group.
BOSTON: WAIT, GREENE & CO.—13, COURT STREET. 1829.
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS.— to wit :
District Clerk's Office.
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The Talisman: a Tale for Boys.
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Frank had heard a great deal about the city, but he had never seen it, for he lived more than a hundred miles from New York, and still farther from Boston. His father and mother had made visits to both these places, several times, but it had never been convenient to them to take Frank. On their return, they always brought him many pretty presents of books or toys, and they told him about every thing they had seen there, which they thought would interest him, and he imagined the city to be the most delightful place in the world.