The Peterkins' Charades

The Peterkins are Obliged to Move

The Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages

Modern Improvements at the Peterkins'

Agamemnon's Career

The Educational Breakfast

The Peterkins at the "Carnival of Authors" in Boston

The Peterkins at the Farm

THE PETERKIN PAPERS.

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THE LADY WHO PUT SALT IN HER COFFEE.

 his was Mrs. Peterkin. It was a mistake. She had poured out a delicious cup of coffee, and, just as she was helping herself to cream, she found she had put in salt instead of sugar! It tasted bad. What should she do? Of course she couldn't drink the coffee; so she called in the family, for she was sitting at a late breakfast all alone. The family came in; they all tasted, and looked, and wondered what should be done, and all sat down to think.

At last Agamemnon, who had been to college, said, "Why don't we go over and ask the advice of the chemist?" (For the chemist lived over the way, and was a very wise man.)[14]

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Mrs. Peterkin said, "Yes," and Mr. Peterkin said, "Very well," and all the children said they would go too. So the little boys put on their india-rubber boots, and over they went.

Now the chemist was just trying to find out something which should turn everything it touched into gold; and he had a large glass bottle into which he put all kinds of gold and silver, and many other valuable things, and melted them all up over the fire, till 

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