Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 448
Little Man and a brother were born on theships first voyage. The mother cat died, andthen the brother fell overboard and was lostat sea. These bereavements nearly causedLittle Man to die of grief, and gave himhis name: the sailors kept advising him to be a little man, and by and by the phrase… … little man, THE SHIP S CAT. When the ship put into New York lastSeptember a little gray kitten came aboardto keep Little Man company. Puss isnothing but a landman, and Billy does notbother about him. The queerest member of the family is Satan, the iguana. Satan is a native ofChili, though his kind…
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