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 96
rrail which he had plucked from a neigh-bouring fence. Calling aloud for all aroundto give place, he laid the rail down upon theice, and dexterously slid it across the open- WILL BURY. 83 ing, pushing it so close as to bring it withinmy reach. I was, however, so benumbed.,that, in attempting to… … arm, while he held on to the rail by the left,he supported himself and me; at the sametime he commanded the boys to get twomore rails. These were brought and laidacross the opening, and thus support wasfurnished for two of them to come and liftus out, In this way my life was saved: I owed itto the…
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