Excerpt: ... little chance to back out with credit. The boys crept through the back alleys until they came in front of Mr. Higbie's house, at half past eight o'clock. There was but one light visible, 132 and that was in Mr. Ball's room. Jack dropped behind, a little faint of heart about the expedition. He felt sure in himself that his mother would shake her head if she knew of it. At length, at a signal from Bob, the tin pans, big and little, the skillet-lids grinding together, the horns, both conch-shell and tin, and the ...
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Excerpt: ... little chance to back out with credit. The boys crept through the back alleys until they came in front of Mr. Higbie's house, at half past eight o'clock. There was but one light visible, 132 and that was in Mr. Ball's room. Jack dropped behind, a little faint of heart about the expedition. He felt sure in himself that his mother would shake her head if she knew of it. At length, at a signal from Bob, the tin pans, big and little, the skillet-lids grinding together, the horns, both conch-shell and tin, and the big bass-drum, set up a hideous clattering, banging, booming, roaring, and racketing. Jack rang his dinner-bell rather faintly, and stood back behind all the rest "Jack's afraid," said Pewee. "Why don't you come up to the front, like a man?" Jack could not stand a taunt like this, but came forward into the cluster of half-frightened peace-breakers. Just then, the door of Mr. Higbie's house was opened, and some one came out. "It's Mr. Higbie," said Ben Berry. "He's going to shoot." 133 "It's Bugbee, the watchman, going to arrest us," said Pewee. "It's Mr. Ball himself," said Riley, "and he'll whip us all." And he fled, followed pell-mell by the whole crowd, excepting Jack, who had a constitutional aversion to running away. He only slunk up close to the fence and so stood still. "Hello! Who are you?" The voice was not that of Mr. Higbie, nor that of the old master, nor of the watchman, Bugbee. With some difficulty, Jack recognized the figure of Doctor Lanham. "Oh, it's Jack Dudley, is it?" said the doctor, after examining him in the feeble moonlight. "Yes," said Jack, sheepishly. "You're the one that got that whipping from the old master. I don't wonder you came out to-night." "I do," said Jack, "and I would rather...
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Fair-Good (fault). No Jacket. 12mo. Chip on edge of rear board. Contents tight and clean. Ex-library, but only indication is a contemporaneous library plate on fep.
Add this copy of The Hoosier School-Boy to cart. $15.00, poor condition, Sold by Eat My Words rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Poor. Scribner's (1892). Much-repaired, with new binding and probably new boards. Red cloth cover has title hand-written on spine and no other decoration. Probably ex-library as well. Pages unmarked and barely aged, but quite soiled and occasionally repaired--but still a couple of chips and tears. Only one of five plates remaining.; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches.
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VG- No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. Hardback book bound in green illustrated cloth-covered boards with illustration of a school boy on the front, black and white illustrated frontis with tissue guard in place. Book has wear at top and bottom of spine and at corners and former owner's name on end page. American novelist and historian, Eggleston's novel depicting early life in southern Indiana. 5 black and white plates including the frontis. 181 pages plus 6 pages of ads for Scribner's books. 1st Edition 2nd State.
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