Annual (May 1900) . ?rx:^ -•.% \j^\^ix^. He was not an attractive child, far from it. His face was covered with freckles andhis light blue eyes were half hidden by a mass of touseled yellow hair. His pants, raggedand brown with age, were fastened to his one suspender by a nail, skillfully inserted intothe button-hole. His shirt was open at the top, showing his neck, tanned by exposure tothe sun and wind. He was sitting on the bank of a small stream, his rod in his hand, buthis thoughts were far away from fishing. Soon he took off his battered straw hat and drew from beneath the lining a piece
Annual (May 1900) . ?rx:^ -•.% \j^\^ix^. He was not an attractive child, far from it. His face was covered with freckles andhis light blue eyes were half hidden by a mass of touseled yellow hair. His pants, raggedand brown with age, were fastened to his one suspender by a nail, skillfully inserted intothe button-hole. His shirt was open at the top, showing his neck, tanned by exposure tothe sun and wind. He was sitting on the bank of a small stream, his rod in his hand, buthis thoughts were far away from fishing. Soon he took off his battered straw hat and drew from beneath the lining a piece ofpaper soiled by much handling. This was the cause of Jerrys thoughtful mood. Un-folding it, he read, not for the first time, the description of the magnificent production to be seen on the next day. And just to think, 1 havent a cent, he said to it says here that therell be clowns and trick ponies and elephants and the worst of it is, all the boys will go and I wont hear anything but circus for a monthafter.
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