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. 1875 Excerpt: ...out in the barn. I took 'em out one time to cut up a carrit for Mop. I'll go and get them, mamma." "No," said her mother. "You need not go now. You may use mine, and find your own when you have done your sewing." Tiny looked as if that were not what she had bargained for, and sat down again. She drew her thread through ...
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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. 1875 Excerpt: ...out in the barn. I took 'em out one time to cut up a carrit for Mop. I'll go and get them, mamma." "No," said her mother. "You need not go now. You may use mine, and find your own when you have done your sewing." Tiny looked as if that were not what she had bargained for, and sat down again. She drew her thread through the pink square, without making any knot in it, about half-a-dozen times. Then her mother spoke to her, and she made a knot. Then she took a stitch down deep into the cloth, and ripped it out, and took up one half of the seam by way of improvement. Then she knotted her thread; then she broke it; then she lost her needle again; after that, she pricked her finger. By way of a little variety, she also tipped over her basket again. "I'll be sick if I do so much hard work, mamma. I don't believe it's good for me." No answer. "Besides, I've sewed it on to my apron." No answer. Tiny looked out of the window; then she drew houses on the glass; then she devoted herself to the interesting scientific experiment of sticking her thimble on the end of her nose, and seeing how Xshe could make it stay. "Tiny," said her mother, "do you think that is being a good little girl 1" "I wish peoples wouldn't talk," said Tiny, with an air of abstraction. "I don't like to hear peoples talk." Mrs. Howe looked very sad, and did not say one word. Tiny took a few stitches on the patch-work, and looked up sideways at her mother, from under her eye-lashes. Then she drummed a little on the window, then she began to sing. "Tiny," said Mrs. Howe, very decidedly, "look at me." Tiny brushed her hair out of her eyes, looked out of the window, down on the carpet, up at the ceil...
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Publisher:
The Western Sunday School Publishing Co.
Published:
1882
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18032129153
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Seller's Description:
Fair. No Jacket. Book Cover has significant edgewear and light rub marks; inner hinges are cracked; pencil notes on endpapers. Contains a collection of stories told on Sunday nights. Undated; circa 19th century.
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Seller's Description:
Good. First edition. 16mo. Approximate measurements: 4 1/4" x 6". 217pp. Blind embossed brown cloth, faded gilt-stamped spine. Pages stained, frontispiece taped in and front fly loose and laid in, spine sunned and cocked with loss of ends, a fair to good only copy without dustwrapper if issued. Sunday school literature for children. Scarce, *OCLC* locates only 4 copies.
