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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...scolding, in a loud and angry tone, against the burrs. He did not see, he said, what in the World chestnuts were made to grow so for. They ought to grow right out in the open air, like apples; and not have such prickly skins on them, just to plague the boys. So saying, he struck, with all his might, a fine large burr, crushed it to pieces, and then jumped up, using, at the same time, profane and wicked wordsv. As soon as he turned round, he saw the Master standing very near him. Then he felt very much ashamed and afraid, and hung down his head. "Roger," said the Master, (for the boy's name was Roger,) "can you get me a chestnut burr?" Roger looked np a moment, to see whether the Master was in earnest, and then began to look around for a burr. A boy who was standing near the tree, with a red cap full of burrs in his hand, held out one of them. Roger took the burr and handed it to the Master, who quietly put it in his pocket, and walked away without saying a word. As soon as he was gone, the boy with the red cap, said to Roger, "I expected the Master would have given you a good scolding for talking so." "The Master never scolds," said another boy, who was sitting on a log pretty near, with a green satchel in his hand, "but you see if he does not remember it." Roger looked as if he did not know what to think about it. "I wish," said he, "I knew what he is going to do with that burr." That afternoon, when the lessons had been all recited, and it was about time to dismiss the school, the boys put away their books, and the Master read a few verses in the Bible, and then offered a prayer, in which he asked God to forgive all the sins which any of them had committed that day, and to take care of ...
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- EditoreRareBooksClub.com
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 1236383885
- ISBN 13 9781236383884
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine38
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