| The Maid’s General Care of the Boys |
Frontispiece. |
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Page |
| Mrs. Burton Brushed a Tiny Crumb from Her Robe |
Facing |
4 |
| “It’s Only Jus’ About So Long” |
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9 |
| “We’s Makin’ Pickles for You” |
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17 |
| “I Got Into a Hen’s Nesht Where There Was Some Eggs” |
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23 |
| “Isn’t It Lovaly?” |
Facing |
30 |
| “Ragged, Dirty Men Talk to My Papa Sometimes” |
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37 |
| “Yes, an’ We Put a Little Stone at the Head of the Grave” |
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43 |
| “Don’t Either of You Move Out of a Chair?” |
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47 |
| “—But I Didn’t Know Ashes Made ’Em” |
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53 |
| “Splashin’ In the Bathtub” |
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59 |
| “Jump!” Shouted Mr. Burton |
Facing |
66 |
| “Cats,” Uttered Mr. Burton |
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75 |
| Both Started In Chase of It |
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79 |
| “Tell Me What You Think About It” |
Facing |
92 |
| “We Got Three or Four Nice Bunches” |
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99 |
| “So I Putted Crosses on the Door” |
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101 |
| “Then You Can Only Have One Bite,” Said Budge |
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107 |
| “Where Did the Cards Come From?” |
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113 |
| He Kicked, Pushed, Screamed and Roared |
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119 |
| The Jardiniére Came Down With a Crash |
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125 |
| “Threw a Mean Old Dirty Carpet On Top of It” |
Facing |
130 |
| Toddie Playing Bear |
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137 |
| Budge Taking Up the Collection |
Facing |
146 |
| Terry |
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155 |
| The General Fell Into the Water |
Facing |
160 |
| “Dreamin’ I was In a Candy-Store” |
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167 |
| “Wonder How Big Moons Got to be Little Again” |
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173 |
| “A Cow Readin’ An Atlas” |
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175 |
| “How Do They Get Things to Eat for the Angels?” |
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181 |
| The Squeak of the Violin and the Wail of a Badly
Played Wind Instrument |
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187 |
| Uncle Harry’s Frantic Examination of His Beloved
Violin |
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193 |
| Both Boys Tumbled Into the Room |
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199 |
| Toddie Drank About Two Swallows of Water |
Facing |
204 |
| Suddenly Heard a Splash and a Howl |
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211 |
| Budge Enlivened the Dust of the Roadway |
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215 |
| Further Progress Was Arrested |
Facing |
222 |
| “Well,” Said Budge “’Cause You’re Different” |
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227 |
| Pretending to be Horses |
Facing |
232 |
| Budge Lost His Balance |
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239 |
| Two Inquiring Faces Hanging Over the Bread-Pan |
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243 |
| A Loud Report Startled the Party |
Facing |
246 |
| “Too Much Tea Isn’t Good for People, Is It?” |
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253 |
| “When We Cooked ’Em, What Do You Think?” |
Facing |
256 |
| Budge and Toddie Playing Doctor |
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265 |
| Down the Stairs, Dashed Terry |
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271 |
| “Why Aunt Alice! How Did You Upset That Table?” |
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275 |
| A Red Pepper Experience |
Facing |
288 |
| Candy Making |
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295 |
| The Dandelion |
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301 |
| “We’re Goin’ Home” |
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303 |
| “Some Nashty Medshin” |
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313 |
| “Izhe a Shotted Soldier” |
Facing |
322 |
| Both Boys Sleeping Soundly |
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333 |
| The Obedient Member of the Family |
Facing |
340 |
| Making Them What I Would Like Them To Be |
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351 |
| A Little Visitor at the Burtons’s |
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357 |
