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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 57

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ys revenged themselves bychasing the geese that belonged to Chirons oldhousekeeper, and making her scold till she washoarse. They played foot-ball, too, and such asplendid game, for every Centaur could kick withboth his hind feet, while he steadied himself on hisfore feet. The ball sometimes went… … THE CENTAUR BOYS CHASING THE GEESE. wild as a young Centaur, which amounted tothe same thing. The Centaur boys had good times,you may be sure. The polite arts did not bother the best kickers, for he found their names cut onthe rocks, just under this big kicking score. And they had grand games of…

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