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Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 122
s, because thesticks are just long enoughabove the block to reach thehands of the walker. (See Fig. 73.) In those days there were only a few of us who had moneyin our pockets, but that isabout the only thing that wasnot there—bits of string, mar-bles, tops, leather slings, withold nails as hummers… … Fig. 73.—Toms Wooden Legs. I04 Spring stones from the head of a fish, to make us certain winnersat marbles; two or three buck-eyes for ballast, fish-lines, hooks and sinkers, ^M&MC/»N GrAUABout and an apple or two <Stilt5 .. for lunch between YME.Gi^uBoys meals. These were A^^Otiut^ some of…
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