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Recollections of Auton House (1909)

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 39

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unning from the bolster,in stocking-feet, catching hold of the post with the left hand andswinging completely about in a circle through the air, landingon the bed again. Antelope and Ben were the two athletes ofthe nursery, and were respected and obeyed accordingly. Againstthese same bed-posts,… … AUTON NURSERY. 35 bled us to stay away from school and wear flannel about our necks ;yet we were not ill enough to leave off play, nor too ill to foregoMalaga grapes and lemonade. It wras an ailment possessing suffi-cient advantages to be prayed for, and the boy fortunate enoughto have swollen…

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