Plupy "the Real Boy", Página 1911R.G. Badger, 1911 - 362 páginas |
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... Exeter upside down . So it is fair to suppose that a graphic description of old Seth Tanner profanely chasing two wholly innocent but active boys , and the further por- trayal of his son climbing dripping from the rain - water barrel ...
... Exeter upside down . So it is fair to suppose that a graphic description of old Seth Tanner profanely chasing two wholly innocent but active boys , and the further por- trayal of his son climbing dripping from the rain - water barrel ...
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... Exeter and well in the rear of that flourishing hotel . It was a most interesting and lively place at all times , but not exactly the sort of a place in which one would like to bring up children . The class of assistants in the stable ...
... Exeter and well in the rear of that flourishing hotel . It was a most interesting and lively place at all times , but not exactly the sort of a place in which one would like to bring up children . The class of assistants in the stable ...
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... Exeter , having become , perforce , very adroit in dodging green apples thrown from a withe , now entered into the potato - ball season in excellent training . The bobolinks , whose nests the boys never could find under any ...
... Exeter , having become , perforce , very adroit in dodging green apples thrown from a withe , now entered into the potato - ball season in excellent training . The bobolinks , whose nests the boys never could find under any ...
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... Exeter care particularly . She filled a certain niche in the economy of the town as an energetic and competent washerwoman , and that was all they cared about it . Her face and figure indicated great jollity and good nature , and in her ...
... Exeter care particularly . She filled a certain niche in the economy of the town as an energetic and competent washerwoman , and that was all they cared about it . Her face and figure indicated great jollity and good nature , and in her ...
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... - tions ' n every road that led out of Exeter , but no Josh . The week passed , ' n no tidins from him . It was turrible to see the grief of Minty Ann . " Regularly every mornin ' we ran down to her 208 PLUPY , " THE REAL BOY "
... - tions ' n every road that led out of Exeter , but no Josh . The week passed , ' n no tidins from him . It was turrible to see the grief of Minty Ann . " Regularly every mornin ' we ran down to her 208 PLUPY , " THE REAL BOY "
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aint apples auld bang barn Beany and Pewt Beany's father began Billy Swett boots boys Brad Cele cents cheeting chicken Christmas church delight dog fight door elder Shute Exeter eyes Fatty Fatty's fellers fence fight fire friends front gentleman goin goose guess half bushel hands head heard horse I'se indignation Jim Early Johnny Roach Josh Keene knew lick looked Marse Jack Midshipman Easy Mike mince pie Minstrel Show Minty Ann Morris Brothers mother nigger night nothin old lady old Seth Pewt and Beany Pewt's Plupy's father poor Plupy promptly pulled Puzzy replied roared round rushed Scotty Seth Tanner shouted Skinny Bruce Squire stable street Sunday school sword Tady Talor thet things tion told Tomtit town trapeze Unitarian voice Wa'al Whack Whatcher whitch window yard yell youth
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Página 288 - It was not in the battle; No tempest gave the shock; She sprang no fatal leak; She ran upon no rock. His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men.
Página 49 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
Página 28 - I reside at Table Mountain, and my name is Truthful James; I am not up to small deceit, or any sinful games; And I'll tell in simple language what I know about the row That broke up our Society upon the Stanislow. But first I would remark, that it is not a proper plan For any scientific gent to whale his fellow-man, And, if a member don't agree with his peculiar whim, To lay for that same member for to "put a head" on him. Now nothing could be finer or more beautiful to see Than the first six months...
Página 50 - Plupy's father as he sat that evening under the apple tree smoking, laughed heartily now and then and indulged in sinful delight in reminiscences of his boyhood, which showed him to be in the most cheerful humor. It was open to suspicion whether or not he was delighted beyond measure at the good account his son had rendered of himself in his fight with Pewt, as he was heard to remark that if he would only lick that Watson boy too he would be satisfied.
Página 14 - ... big ones. When he was a man he would never make his boy split kindlings, but would buy them all split. He bet his father would feel bad if he drowned himself. He guessed he would miss him when he was gone. And his mother too, she might have said something when his father told him to stay in. He pictured himself lying dead in the river with the boats full of people with boat-hooks and eel spears, and the banks lined with other pale-faced scared people, and he pictured himself brought home limp...
Página 22 - No, you do it, I can't come over, gotter stay in the yard all day," said Plupy, shame-facedly. "Watcher bin doin naou?" queried Sam. "Didn't split no kindlins las night." "H'm, that all?" said the blacksmith leaning on his smutty arms on the fence, "didn't know but yer'd bin breakin' winders or ringin' doorbells er suthin
Página 15 - ... had driven him to this dreadful death. And he drew so affecting a picture of' their unavailing grief that the tears filled his eyes and a lump arose in his throat as big as the yarncovered, rubber-cored ball in his pocket. As his swimming eyes roamed wistfully around in search of something to lighten the dreary monotony of staying in the yard all day, they fell on the huge old...
Página 21 - Smarty, you wait and see," replied blackeyes, tossing her head and returning to her dishes. Left alone, Plupy cut a stout but limber switch and carefully trimmed off the twigs and leaves, whistling shrilly a popular band tune. Then he whittled the end to a sharp point on which to impale his projectiles. If he could only harden the end in fire it wouldn't split afld would last longer.