Jackanapes. Daddy Darwin's dovecot. The story of a short life (1887)
Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty, 1841-1885, Eden, Horatia K. F. Gatty · Boston, Roberts Brothers · leaf 150
inthat particular skirmish if he had been at home inEngland. For many good reasons, — including dustand smoke, and that what attention he dared dis-tract from his commanding officer was pretty well THE BOY TRUMPETER. 45 absorbed by keeping his hard-mouthed troop-horsein hand, under pain of… … ing numbers, and that orders had been given tofall back, which was done slowly and in good order,the men fighting as they retired. Born and bred on the Goose Green, the young-est of Mr. Johnsons gardeners numerous off-spring, the boy had given his family no peacetill they let him go for a soldier…
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