Items related to How they made a man of him
Synopsis
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. 1876 Excerpt: ...Prince. "--Mother is sick in bed, and can't take care of them," continued Susie, not seeming to hear her, and in her excitement at telling the news standing up in her seat, and ignoring all law and order, "and Mr. Parker had to get breakfast, and they are boys, twin boys, and awful redlooking, and sleep all the time, and they hadn't clothes enough, and Mrs. Sanger, she"--here Susie was pulled out of her seat by her teacher, and finally obliged to stop talking. Alice, concluding in her own mind that there wasn't quite disturbance enough, dropped her slate, and hit little Me Too, who began to scream; and a small boy off in one corner took the opportunity to aim a paper ball at the bow on Alice's head, but not being a good shot, it hit Miss Prince on the nose, and I don't know what would have happened, had not the clock struck twelve, and the time come for letting the children out into the fresh air. But Susie was not allowed to go with them. "You must remain," said Miss Prince to her, "until you feel sorry for talking in school." "But I can't be honest sorry," said Susie," I was so glad Molly had some twins at her house, I had to talk it right out." "Very well, then," said her teacher, taking up a book and beginning to read, "you shall not go home until you are sorry." "But," said Susie, "If I truly can't feel sorry, I couldn't say I did, you know--aren't you glad Molly's got some twins?" Miss Prince made no reply, but went on reading. Minute after minute went by; how tired poor Susie did get of sitting there. She saw from the window Molly talking with the other girls, and telling them all about those dear little babies at home. Then she began to grow hungry, a...
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
