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Our Little Russian Cousin

Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .There is a large organ in this grand drawing-room. It is played almost automatically. (A big word, isn't it?) Petrovna and Ivan have music boxes here, as the Russians are[16] very fond of music. I fear they are rather lazy, though, for many of their musical instruments do not depend on the skill of those who play upon them. They make what we call mechanical music.

BABY BROTHER AND HIS NURSE.

There are several little tables about the room, as Petrovna's mamma and papa are fond of playing cards with their friends. Indeed, you need not be surprised at seeing the rich merchant playing a game at his store any hour of the day. He smokes and drinks tea while he plays. And mamma does the same. Yes, my dears, the women of Russia, of your own white race, roll their dainty cigarettes and smoke them as commonly as the men do. Petrovna will doubtless do this very thing when she is older. When she comes to America she will probably be much surprised to see onl. . . Read More

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- Patricia - Nov 19, 2021

It's written in a rather condescending manner, but it's written 100 years ago, so it's neat to get the perspective of history when the author is talking about their own time. If you are reading it to your child, it would be a wonderful chance to explain how much things have changed in that time. It

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