. The curlytops snowed in : or, Grand fun with skates and sleds . of me to get hungry. Its justlike having only one mouth instead of you boys had two mouths youd have tohave two slices of bread and jam instead ofone, went on the tramp, laughing. ^^Itsthe same way when you only have one leginstead of two—^you dont get so hungry. ^^Are you hungry yet? asked Tom, ashe saw the tramp licking off with his tonguesome drops of jam that got on his fingers. *^I am, the man answered. ^^My one legisnt quite full yet—I mean my one goodleg, he added. You cant put anything—not even bread and jam into
. The curlytops snowed in : or, Grand fun with skates and sleds . of me to get hungry. Its justlike having only one mouth instead of you boys had two mouths youd have tohave two slices of bread and jam instead ofone, went on the tramp, laughing. ^^Itsthe same way when you only have one leginstead of two—^you dont get so hungry. ^^Are you hungry yet? asked Tom, ashe saw the tramp licking off with his tonguesome drops of jam that got on his fingers. *^I am, the man answered. ^^My one legisnt quite full yet—I mean my one goodleg, he added. You cant put anything—not even bread and jam into this woodenpeg, and he tapped it with his cane. Take my slice of bread, said Tomkindly. I guess I can get some more whenI get home. Nora11 give you some same as she willme, said Teddy. Go on and eat—I liketo watch you, he added to the tramp. Well, you dont like to watch me anymore than I like to do it, laughed the rag-ged man, as he began on the second slice ofbread and jam. He ate that all up, and then, when Teddyand Tom went in and told Nora what had. JAN WENT THROUGH THE ICE INTO THE BLACK Curlyt0ps Snowed In Page 111 THE .YK«4- YOl\K ASTOR. LPNOX AND TILf)Bt\ POUNUATiuNS * L Through the Ice 109 happened, the good-natured girl insisted ongetting some hot coffee and bread and meatfor the hungry man. ^^Jam and such like isnt ; nearenough/ she said, ^^even if he has but oneleg. Ill feed him proper. Which she did, and the tramp with the^^wooden peg, as he called it, was verythankful. Before he left he cut some woodfor Nora, and also whittled out two littlewooden swords for Ted and Tom. ^^Im glad we gave him our bread andjam; arent you? asked Ted of his chum, ^*Yep, was the answer. *^I liked him,and it was fun to see him take big bites. A snowstorm came a few days later, and,for a time, the Curlytops thought it mightbe the big one Grandpa Martins hermit hadspoken of. But the snow soon changed torain and then came a thaw, so that therewas not a bit of s
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