Stories from old-fashioned children's books brought together and introduced to the reader (1900)
Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900 · London : The Leadenhall Prefs, Ltd. · leaf 160
not a coward ; he was a boy of 140 THE DANGERS OF THE STREETS. real courage, and one day boldly attacked and beat a ladtaller and older than himself who had insulted his sisterEllen and snatched a toy from her hand. But he hadlearnt from his father that it is folly and madness, notcourage, to run… … and giddy, would run across streets when carriages weredriving up at full speed, and often very narrowly escapedbeing run over. In turning corners, he never looked to seeif any person were coming against him but hurried on with-out care or caution, and was frequently thrown down in thedirt by…
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