 I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me...  Stories of Childhood & Nature - Page 195by Elizabeth Virginia Brown - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesman - 1848 - 312 pages
...holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. I went itreetly to a shop were they sold toys for children ; >nd, being charmed with the sound of a whistle, that i met by the way in the hands of another boy, I vo'untarlly offered him all my money for one. I then fame home, and went whistling all over the house,... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - Statesmen - 1849 - 178 pages
...child, at seven years old, my friends on a holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. 1 went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children, and being...that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for one, I then came home, aud went whistling all over the house,... | |
 | N. Leitch - 1851 - 234 pages
...on a holiday, filled my pockets with halfpence. I went directly towards a shop, where toys were sold for children, and being charmed with the sound of...that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I then came home, and went whistling over the house, much... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1851 - 318 pages
...my pockets with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, lining charmed with the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children; and, being...that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the... | |
 | Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...child, at seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, being...that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 308 pages
...irectly to a shop were they sold toys for children ; >nd, being charmed with the sound of a whi,tle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I vofuntarlly offered him all my money for one. I then ?ame home, and went whistling all over the house,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...child, at seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, being...that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pages
...child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, being charmed with the sound of a whisfle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 294 pages
...child of seven yean old, my friends, on a holiday, filled uiy pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, being charmed with the sound of a whirllf, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money... | |
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