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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 56

An illustration from Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young, 1887, leaf 56 — THE HERON. 43 time; but we felt it deeply, and memory,to me, has kept a faithful transcript of thathour. We had not advanced far, when, on pass-ing through some bushes near a heap ofrocks, I heard a rustling in the leaves. … Turning my eye in the direction of thesound, I saw a black snake, covered byleaves except his head and about a foot ofhis body. He was directly in my path, and,brandishing his tongue, seemed determined 44 WIT BOUGHT. to oppose my progress. Bill had my gun,but I called to him, and he soon appeared.I…

Children's stories, American

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