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Title: Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880
An Illustrated Weekly

Author: Various

Release Date: June 6, 2009 [EBook #29050]

Language: English

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*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, JULY 27, 1880 ***

Produced by Annie McGuire

[Illustration: HARPER'S

YOUNG PEOPLE

AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY.]

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VOL. I.--NO. 39. PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. PRICE FOUR
CENTS.

Tuesday, July 27, 1880. Copyright, 1880, by HARPER & BROTHERS. $1.50 per
Year, in Advance.

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[Illustration: A FREE SWIMMING BATH.--DRAWN BY A. D. SHULTS.--[SEE NEXT
PAGE.]]

PODDIE AND DICK AT THE FREE BATH.

BY UNCLE FRANK.

"Dick, Uncle Fritz'll never come!" exclaimed Poddie Monell, with an
impatient stamp of his foot, and once more he peered anxiously through
the bars of the gate at the South Ferry.

"Hold on; don't be so sure, old fellow; there he comes now," said Dick;
"look just beyond the Elevated. Let's go meet him."

"Keep cool, boys, keep cool; don't rush; there's plenty of time," said
the gentleman, kindly, giving a hand to each; and crossing the street,
they sauntered leisurely along one of the broad walks of the Battery.

"Which of the free baths are we going to, and what are they like?" asked
Dick, whose mind was always travelling ahead of time in a curious
fashion.

"We are going to the Battery bath, because it is nearest. They are all
pretty much alike, however," replied his uncle.

"Do tell us all about them," begged Poddie, earnestly, "for I want to
know if they're anything like our bath at Central Park--whether they
have hanging rings, a flying trapeze, and places to dive off of."

"Well, no, they don't indulge in the first two luxuries, but they have
plenty of space, ropes, diving places, and a fair depth of water. But
let me tell you how much good they do.

"There are four free baths stationed on the East River--at
One-hundred-and-twelfth Street, Thirty-seventh Street, Fifth Street, and
Gouverneur Street; and t