The land of pluck; stories and sketches for young folk (1894)
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Century Co. · leaf 197
ears twitch-ing and eager, their very tails saying —Aye, aye, sir. 180 THE LAND OF PLUCK Pimpkins, to work ! Pimpkins is a painter; that is, he has learned to hold a]cilette and malilstick in one paw, and a brush in theother, which you 11 admit is doing very well for a cat.With his masters help, he… … A GAME OF CHESS. visitors are by; but when asked whether he did it all ornot, he keeps very still, and so does his master. Meantime the two other pussies, whom we must knowas Tib and Miss Moffit. obeying a signal from the master, t/O o seat themselves at a table, and begin a lively game atchess.…
Children's stories, American
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