Our boys; what they can do and how to do it (1893)
Stoddart, William, [from old catalog] comp · New York, Hunt & Eaton; Cincinnati, Cranston & Curts · leaf 107
e days wrecking andscalping business. The complaints of irate parents came infaster than we could file them. We found our business boy-cotted, and were compelled to return to the old system,which soon ceased to pay. Brief as our glory was, we had in-troduced our genius to the neighborhood in an… … learned the dialogue. For twenty-five cents we would carryour frame to a private house, set up the stage, and give a com-plete performance. We enjoyed a certain dubious popularityand were in some demand for childrens parties. On one occa-sion we earned three dollars for two nights at a church fair.…
Handicraft · Amusements · Sports
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