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Page 38
... young men of the district , looking forward to one item in particular , the young men's race ; for they had been practising for some time over country , including stumps and logs and creeks and fences . As far as fences were concerned ...
... young men of the district , looking forward to one item in particular , the young men's race ; for they had been practising for some time over country , including stumps and logs and creeks and fences . As far as fences were concerned ...
Page 40
... young ladies had giggled their way to the starting point and set a pretty smart pace , improved by a few years ' cow or calf chasing , to the fifty - yard distant leg - rope , substituted for the flax string as being more in keeping ...
... young ladies had giggled their way to the starting point and set a pretty smart pace , improved by a few years ' cow or calf chasing , to the fifty - yard distant leg - rope , substituted for the flax string as being more in keeping ...
Page 55
... young men were nonchalant ; young ladies tiptoed in make - believe nervousness ; boys and girls , bare - footed and active , raced one another and splashed everyone . Here are Johnny's pants , that his mother did hope would do again on ...
... young men were nonchalant ; young ladies tiptoed in make - believe nervousness ; boys and girls , bare - footed and active , raced one another and splashed everyone . Here are Johnny's pants , that his mother did hope would do again on ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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