Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 327
rought up heathens, and all 308 Tom, the Water Baby who come to grief by ill usage or ignorance orneglect; all the little children in alleys and courts,and tumble-down cottages, who die by fever, andcholera, and measles, and scarlatina, and nasty com-plaints which no one has any business to have,… … MRS. BEDONEBYASyOUDID Bethlehem who were killed by wicked King Herod;for they were taken straight to heaven long ago, aseverybody knows, and we call them the Holy Inno-cents. But I wish Tom had given up all his naughtytricks, and left off tormenting dumb animals nowthat he had plenty of playfellows…
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