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A Poor Boy Helping Jed Little in Cold Weather
George Maxwell learns of Jed Littles poverty after seeing him shiver in school. He gathers a bundle of clothes with his mother and aunt, visits Jed’s bare home, then returns with a full suit. Years later, Jed faces hardship and Maxwell, now a successful man, recognizes his old friend and welcomes him in.
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George Maxwell
George
Hash
Pinch
Jed
Halloa
Littles
Jed Little
Jim
Sacramento
San Francisco
Maxwell
George Max
Thestranger
George Maxvwell
Anu
Chicago
Bill
Jove
Count Run
Mle Tegel
Jerusalem
Thomas Campbell
Gil
Campbell
Cleveland
Detroit
Cleveland Herald
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
Buss
West
Cynthia Ann
Tventiers
Justice of the Peace
York State
Squire
John
Pierce
Evans
Carter
Capt. Pierce