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the abbeville press and banner (abbeville, s.c.) 1869-1924 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1891-05-06
Location: abbeville, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the abbeville press and banner (abbeville, s.c.) 1869-1924 · 1891-05-06 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1891-05-06 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “little people”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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d Busy Little People. I know tome little people, They number twenty-six; e They're all auch busy creature* h And never cut op tricks. i. Where'er you go yon flntfthem, 1 d In cbureh or In a felr; Atbanqueta, ballaorpartlse? Indeed, they're everywhere. i They help make up our dreaaea, j a They finish hats and ahoea, f Without theae little people s We'd never have the newa. d Our reading and our apelllng, n We conld not learn, you see. 3 n The letiera to our grandma, i 11 Would never written be. ft These busy little people 11 Join banda and work together; r They're tolling in the aunahlna And ...

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