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. 1898 Excerpt: ...Dick into the house, whde his eyes were as big as saucers and his mouth stretched from ear to ear. Dick Reydon soon communicated the news to the party assembled, that a strange Thomas cat had just rushed up the front stairs. With one great shout, all the boys started up after him, at this announcement. "Where's he gone ...
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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. 1898 Excerpt: ...Dick into the house, whde his eyes were as big as saucers and his mouth stretched from ear to ear. Dick Reydon soon communicated the news to the party assembled, that a strange Thomas cat had just rushed up the front stairs. With one great shout, all the boys started up after him, at this announcement. "Where's he gone?" - Which way did he take?" "There he rushed the Thomas cat, with tail like a wire bottle-washer, and eyes glaring like a demon's. Down followed the boys, with the noise of an avalanche, after liim. Into the drawing-room, over the centre-table, under the piano, up the stairs and down again. "There he is!" "Get out! Get out!" "M-e-a-o-w! M-e-a-o-w!" "Open the front door." "S-c-c-a a-t-t-t, sc-a-t-t-t-t!!! bang! fizz 1 bang!" "Where is he? Where is he?" The excited company stood paralyzed, as the maddened creature leaped on to Tommy Tucker, the fat boy, scratched his fat face in passing, and fled like a black shadow into the open moonlight. The boys rested on their canes and broomsticks all out of breath with the laughter and the exertion, while the girls were in the wildest excitement. This incident was the wind-up to Lucy Bingham's party, which her tall slim sister thought was, perhaps, the only thing which would ever have brought the festival to an end. The house was finally quiet, and in talking the party over, Lucy told her mamma that she thought even the old cat had contributed to make it more of a success. The ancient servant who put away the best china and the silver spoons into their appropriate drawers remarked that he was thankful to that old Tom who scratched Tommy Tucker's face, and stopped his eating; for "otherwise," said he, "he w...
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Very Good. Published 1885, large 8vo, pictorial green-black cloth gilt, very good plus sharp copy, old bookplate and inscription, most minor rubbing. 168 pp plus ads, illustrated. Probably inspired by the success of Huckleberry Finn, this also features two boys, one white and one black.
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Very good. Brown cloth cover with decoration shows minor wear, rubbing, and soiling. Pages tanned and clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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