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. 1878 Excerpt: ...been trying to draw the poor cat's teeth with the pincers, and had got scratched for her pains, and so she was roaring; and her sister Annie had been stuffing two screws into our Cissy's mouth, under the pretence that they were sweetstuff, and was now trying to get them out again! They had knocked pieces off the ...
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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. 1878 Excerpt: ...been trying to draw the poor cat's teeth with the pincers, and had got scratched for her pains, and so she was roaring; and her sister Annie had been stuffing two screws into our Cissy's mouth, under the pretence that they were sweetstuff, and was now trying to get them out again! They had knocked pieces off the furniture, and had hammered nails into the floor and the cupboards. In fact, I can't tell you all the mischief these tiresome children had done within ten minutes on that Meddling Monday. XVI. Mr. Kan-nit-verstan; or, Truth out of Error. LAST Christmas we had our sailor-uncle Tom staying with us for a fortnight, while some repairs were being done on board his ship, in which he was going to sail away to China. We all of us loved Uncle Tom, for he was very goodnatured and kind; and though he was such a big strong sunburnt man, with a great beard, all the little ones took to him at once, and when he walked out in the garden he generally had three or four of them trooping after him. In the evening, too, there used to bequite a debate as to which of them should sit on his knee; and I remember that one evening Alice was quite cross, and went and hid herself behind an arm-chair, where she Was heard whimpering half an hour afterwards, because Uncle Tom had taken little Mary on his knee, whereas Alice vowed and declared it was her turn. As for Uncle Tom, on such occasions he used to burst out into a laugh, and tell us that he had never been in such request among the ladies before. He knew all kinds of funny stories too, did Uncle Tom, and a few mournful ones besides. I don't remember any Christmas holidays when we had so many stories told us round the winter fire. And this is one of Uncle Tom's tales: It sometimes happens--so he began--that truth comes out o...
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