Lame Jemmy . ice 2d. The SLANDERERS DETECTED; or, theHISTORY of ELLEN and the WORKEDHANDKERCHIEF. Price 2d. GIFT. Price 2d. NEW-YEARS-DAY. Sunday. Price 2d. The CARELESS BOY. Price^d. The BUSY BEE. Price threw the bread to him, she gavehim a smart blow on the shoulder. Jems tears came fast into hiseyes. He said nothing; but, ri-sing up from the bench on whichhe was seated, he took his crutchesand hobbled out of the cottage. LAME JEMMY. 7 He was lame of both his feet, andcould only walk with two crossed the road, and w^entthrough the great meadow, and satdown
Lame Jemmy . ice 2d. The SLANDERERS DETECTED; or, theHISTORY of ELLEN and the WORKEDHANDKERCHIEF. Price 2d. GIFT. Price 2d. NEW-YEARS-DAY. Sunday. Price 2d. The CARELESS BOY. Price^d. The BUSY BEE. Price threw the bread to him, she gavehim a smart blow on the shoulder. Jems tears came fast into hiseyes. He said nothing; but, ri-sing up from the bench on whichhe was seated, he took his crutchesand hobbled out of the cottage. LAME JEMMY. 7 He was lame of both his feet, andcould only walk with two crossed the road, and w^entthrough the great meadow, and satdown beside the stream which ranat the bottom of it. Here he w^eptin silence; for the blow his motherhad given him, even more than hersevere w^ords, had almost broken hisheart. At length he exclaimed, ^ Icannot be a carter, nor a ploughman,nor a bricklayer, nor a sawyer, nora blacksmith, nor a joiner, I amso very lame! I wish it had pleasedGod to make we whole, like otherboys! As he sat in this manner, full ofsad and despairing thoughts, he wastwisting round in his fingers a small ^mm^vummt^M 8 LAME JEMMY. twig of osier; and, looking downupon it as it lay on the bank, hesuddenly thought, Could I makebaskets? And then he addMcGillLibrary-PN970_H685_L3_1841-1193
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