. The yellow book, an illustrated quarterly Volume 13 . Kit : an American Boy By Jennie A. Eustace His sponsors had called him Christopher Bainbridge boy would have preferred something shorter andsimpler, perhaps even a rusty name unwashed by baptism sothat it had been just a good, comfortable mouthful for the otherboys to designate him by. It is not surprising therefore, that at an early age various curtailments were adopted; Kit, and Chris, and Crit; and someboys had fallen into the way, at one time, of calling him his mother, resenting this on the ground that perhaps it h
. The yellow book, an illustrated quarterly Volume 13 . Kit : an American Boy By Jennie A. Eustace His sponsors had called him Christopher Bainbridge boy would have preferred something shorter andsimpler, perhaps even a rusty name unwashed by baptism sothat it had been just a good, comfortable mouthful for the otherboys to designate him by. It is not surprising therefore, that at an early age various curtailments were adopted; Kit, and Chris, and Crit; and someboys had fallen into the way, at one time, of calling him his mother, resenting this on the ground that perhaps it hadbeen suggested by the fact of his being such a little lad, and havingsuch short, sturdy, round little legs, remonstrated with him onthe subject to such effect that Stub enjoyed but a short-livedpopularity. I dont want any one to call me Stub again. My name isKit. Being the respected leader of the majority of his fellowsin spite of short legs, small bones, and few years—he was onlytwelve—that settled it. Kit he was to every one from that day. Wit
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