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... taken some getting out of bed on every other morning of the year gave no trouble that morning . Face - washing , even , was done or allowed without protest . Fingers in ears and soap in eyes were endured . Hacked knees , sore toes ...
... taken some getting out of bed on every other morning of the year gave no trouble that morning . Face - washing , even , was done or allowed without protest . Fingers in ears and soap in eyes were endured . Hacked knees , sore toes ...
Page 63
... taken in the work . Boys passing by picked up hammers , even spawlers , which weighed twelve or fourteen pounds , and struck many a useless blow , thereby learning to respect the skill of the men who wielded them . Sandy , who from his ...
... taken in the work . Boys passing by picked up hammers , even spawlers , which weighed twelve or fourteen pounds , and struck many a useless blow , thereby learning to respect the skill of the men who wielded them . Sandy , who from his ...
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... taken the bull in the side of the head and had nearly taken the side of the head with it . " I thoucht yon wad knock his pins frae ablow him , " said Sandy . " I pit a wheen extry pooder intil the left barrel . " " Heavens , man ...
... taken the bull in the side of the head and had nearly taken the side of the head with it . " I thoucht yon wad knock his pins frae ablow him , " said Sandy . " I pit a wheen extry pooder intil the left barrel . " " Heavens , man ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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