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Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young (1887)

Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York : John D. Williams · leaf 27

An illustration from Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young, 1887, leaf 27 — 14 WIT BOUGHT. in an emphatic whisper, Be still; I seeone ! he cocked the gun and brought theheavy old piece to a level with his eye. Aftera long, portentous aim, during which Iwinked so hard as nearly to put my eyes out—bang ! it went, and Bill was stretchedbackward upon the grass in an instant, by … the kicking of the gun ! He very soon gotup, however, and jumped over the fence topick up his game. He was gone but aminute, and when he came back he onlysaid, Well, I peppered him! Pepperedwhat ? said I. No matter/5 said he, andthat was all I could get out of him. But thenext morning one of…

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