The digressions of V., written for his own fun and that of his friends (1910)
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Co. · leaf 123
int. Mr. Parsonsused to say: V., you had better make up to H. Her father hasthe finest potato-patch in town. To get there we passed theswing in the woods — the scene of all our junketings. I thinkmy hatred of mosquitoes dates from that night. A friend oncetold of a man in Maine hoeing with one hand… … MY BROTHER MOSQUITOES AND FLIRTING 89 were worse than useless on account of attracting the pests. Andthe parents ? On the South Side, the parents of those dayswere the most considerate people in the world; they alwaysretired and left the coast clear — and so we young onescoasted. From the time I…
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 · Artists
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