 | Egone Cunradi - 1873 - 234 pages
...whistle, the sound of which" pleased me very much. I voluntarily offered him all my money for it, 1 came home, and went whistling all over the house much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing the whole family. My brothers, sisters, and cousins understanding the bargain I had made, told me I... | |
 | Jeremiah Chaplin - Biography & Autobiography - 1876 - 416 pages
...coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children; and being charmed with the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of...and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain that I had made, told me that I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Statesmen - 1876 - 394 pages
...coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and being charmed with the sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with... | |
 | H E Goldschmidt - 1877 - 102 pages
...voluntarily offered him all my money for it.6 I then came home, and went whistling all over the house,7 much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the...sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made,8 told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth.9 This put me in mind10 what good... | |
 | William Swinton - English language - 1877 - 212 pages
...boy that I met by the way, I offered him all my money for it. I then came home, and went whistling over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, sisters, and cousins, hearing of the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Children's literature - 1878 - 280 pages
...coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, being 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. 2. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased... | |
 | Emil Otto - German language - 1878 - 186 pages
...home, and went whistling all8 over7 the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing the whole family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me that I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put8 me in mind8 what good things... | |
 | Secrets - 1882 - 74 pages
...went down directly towards a shop where toys were sold for children ; and being 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 it. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with... | |
 | James Parton - Biography - 1883 - 860 pages
...coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and being charmed with the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of...voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one." That was certainly not the act of a stingy, calculating boy. His next purchase, of which we have any... | |
 | Charles Herman Allen, John Swett, Josiah Royce - Readers - 1883 - 284 pages
...that I met by the way, I offered him all my money for it. 10. "I then came home, and went whistling over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, sisters, and cousins, hearing of the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for... | |
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When I was a 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 whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of another... 
