St Nicholas [serial] . THEIR NICKNAMES. By B. D. S. Some children that I know, possessOf nicknames half a score; Then Larry — Laurie — Lanty comes(Though he always writes it ); One is Theo — Teddy — Ted, And his sister twin, whom most addressThough christened . As Flo or Floy for . The next is scarcely called aright The last is Lizzie — Betty — Bess By any haps or chances ;— Bettina — and Elspeth — T is Fanny — Frankie — Frank and Betsy — Lisa — Beth — Bet — Fan, Lib Though her real name is . And she s .. Once upon a time, and a long time ago,there lived near the town of Groton a mightygiant.
St Nicholas [serial] . THEIR NICKNAMES. By B. D. S. Some children that I know, possessOf nicknames half a score; Then Larry — Laurie — Lanty comes(Though he always writes it ); One is Theo — Teddy — Ted, And his sister twin, whom most addressThough christened . As Flo or Floy for . The next is scarcely called aright The last is Lizzie — Betty — Bess By any haps or chances ;— Bettina — and Elspeth — T is Fanny — Frankie — Frank and Betsy — Lisa — Beth — Bet — Fan, Lib Though her real name is . And she s .. Once upon a time, and a long time ago,there lived near the town of Groton a mightygiant. He lived so many, many years agothat nobody who lives in the town now remem-bers anything about him. But the other day,when out walking, I met a very old man withwhite hair and a white beard, who said thathis grandfather used to tell him stories aboutthis giant when he himself was a very little boyindeed. When I heard the old man with whitehair say this, you may be sure I asked himwhether he could nt remember some of thestories which his grandfather used to tell. Atfirst he shook his head; but I kept on askingand asking, until finally he invited me into hislittle house, gave me a seat by the blazingfire, and told me what I am now about totell you. You must know that a long time ago therewere not nearly so many buildings in Grotonas there are now. There was no Groton schoolat all, and in the village there were only ninehouses and no town hall. No, there was nteven a railroad station; for as there w
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