Hacco, the Dwarf, Or, The Tower on the Mountain: And Other TalesGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1865 - Children's stories - 270 pages |
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Page 193
... Johnnie Wray , the son of this good couple , was more like his father than his mother . and fearless , and full of wild spirits , he early learnt to climb about the mill , and needed many a warning to avoid the dangers of the machinery ...
... Johnnie Wray , the son of this good couple , was more like his father than his mother . and fearless , and full of wild spirits , he early learnt to climb about the mill , and needed many a warning to avoid the dangers of the machinery ...
Page 194
... Johnnie accompanied him , and often Mrs. Wray also . Those were glorious days ; for the shops of the little country town seemed grand and beautiful to Johnnie , and he was content to wait any length of time while his mother made her ...
... Johnnie accompanied him , and often Mrs. Wray also . Those were glorious days ; for the shops of the little country town seemed grand and beautiful to Johnnie , and he was content to wait any length of time while his mother made her ...
Page 195
... Johnnie would fall asleep , and not open his eyes again till his father lifted him out , and carried him across the ... Johnnie . Nothing came amiss to him , and his true and faithful service made his employers feel a great regard for ...
... Johnnie would fall asleep , and not open his eyes again till his father lifted him out , and carried him across the ... Johnnie . Nothing came amiss to him , and his true and faithful service made his employers feel a great regard for ...
Page 196
... Johnnie cordially shared . By the time the child was ten years old , he had learned to be very useful about the ... Johnnie's life , a cold winter , with stormy winds , but not much snow before Christmas . Work at the mill ceased early ...
... Johnnie cordially shared . By the time the child was ten years old , he had learned to be very useful about the ... Johnnie's life , a cold winter , with stormy winds , but not much snow before Christmas . Work at the mill ceased early ...
Page 197
... Johnnie begged to go too . There was not much fear that the cold would hurt his sturdy frame , so his mother wrapped comforters and great - coats about him , and let him accompany his father , who promised to return before dark . Old ...
... Johnnie begged to go too . There was not much fear that the cold would hurt his sturdy frame , so his mother wrapped comforters and great - coats about him , and let him accompany his father , who promised to return before dark . Old ...
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