. Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country : what the children saw and heard there . nings, and drifted slowlyup the River in the eddies that play hide andseek near the bank. The first day the searcherssearched for him, they went too far. The nextday they searched too near, and so the childdrifted and drifted, and was lost sure was very cold and wet when Valentine foundhim, but in a little wrhile he was warmly wrappedin the cloaks that had been provided. Take his boat in tow/ said the River. Letyour sails stay down, and take the oars and rowhome as hard as you can. The River he
. Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country : what the children saw and heard there . nings, and drifted slowlyup the River in the eddies that play hide andseek near the bank. The first day the searcherssearched for him, they went too far. The nextday they searched too near, and so the childdrifted and drifted, and was lost sure was very cold and wet when Valentine foundhim, but in a little wrhile he was warmly wrappedin the cloaks that had been provided. Take his boat in tow/ said the River. Letyour sails stay down, and take the oars and rowhome as hard as you can. The River helped with its swift current, andit was not long before Valentine caught a glimpseof the bonfire that was burning at the landing tolight him back to the city. There was great rejoicing when Valentine re-turned with the lost child. The bells were rungand salutes fired from the bi^ cannon that com- o manded the approaches to the city. It turnedout that the gentleman whose child Valentinehad found was the ruler of the city, and you maydepend upon it he was grateful to the unknownyoung BUSTER JOHN SHAKING HANDS WITH MR. RABBIT ,IC A STORY OF THE RIVER, 227 ec But in all large cities there are some enviouspeople, and these soon had it whispered aboutthat Valentine was a mere adventurer who hadstolen the child and hid it so that he might rescue o it again when a big reward was offered. Thesewhispers grew thicker and thicker until at lastthey reached the ears of every one. No one knewValentine, and appearances were against him, butone day he was approached by an old man with along white beard, who asked him from whence hecame. The old man was so kind and agreeablein his manner that Valentine told him the storyof the rescue of Geraldine. Much to his surprise the old man rose andembraced him. Come with me! he saying, he carried Valentine to the market-place, and there in the presence of a great crowdof people, the old man said : — Behold my rescuer ! Behold the brave you
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