. Days in the open. Fishing. XVII BOY LIFE IN THE OPEN. "rj^HERE'S a clam!" " Where? I don't see it! Can't I get it?" Of course he could get it, for the water in the creek was shal- low and the father remembered his own boyhood too well to deny the little chap's request. So the boat was stopped while the boy, arm bared to the shoulder, reached down to the sandy bottom of the stream and captured his first clam. You don't see anything interesting in that? So much the worse for you. It interested the boy, and the boy's interest was quite enough to enlist and hold the interest
. Days in the open. Fishing. XVII BOY LIFE IN THE OPEN. "rj^HERE'S a clam!" " Where? I don't see it! Can't I get it?" Of course he could get it, for the water in the creek was shal- low and the father remembered his own boyhood too well to deny the little chap's request. So the boat was stopped while the boy, arm bared to the shoulder, reached down to the sandy bottom of the stream and captured his first clam. You don't see anything interesting in that? So much the worse for you. It interested the boy, and the boy's interest was quite enough to enlist and hold the interest of the father. If you do not yet know that whatever appeals to the mind of a child is important, however insignificant that thing may be in itself, you have something to learn. 225. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Crandall, Lathan A. (Lathan Augustus), 1850-1923. New York, Chicago, Fleming H. Revell Co
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