. Letters from Europe to the children; Uncle John upon his travels. Uncle John u PON HIS Travels. LETTER FIRST. LIFE ON Dear Boys and Girls: HEN I was a child, there was a queerlittle verse which we were very fondof repeating, although I always won-dered, and have not done wonderingyet, what it could mean. This is the way itran: *Uncle John is very sick; What shall we send him?A piece of pie, a piece of cake. What shall we send it in?In a golden saucer. 12 UNCLE JOHN UPON HIS TRAVELS. I little thought that one day I should be,myself, Uncle John, and that while tossing androlling in
. Letters from Europe to the children; Uncle John upon his travels. Uncle John u PON HIS Travels. LETTER FIRST. LIFE ON Dear Boys and Girls: HEN I was a child, there was a queerlittle verse which we were very fondof repeating, although I always won-dered, and have not done wonderingyet, what it could mean. This is the way itran: *Uncle John is very sick; What shall we send him?A piece of pie, a piece of cake. What shall we send it in?In a golden saucer. 12 UNCLE JOHN UPON HIS TRAVELS. I little thought that one day I should be,myself, Uncle John, and that while tossing androlling in a ship at sea this funny little verse —at least its first line —would be almost the onlything I could think of. The things, however,which it is proposed to send Uncle John wereof very little value to me. I would not havegiven a pin for all the pies and cakes on theship, nor for as many golden saucers as couldbe piled to the top of the mast. One day thestewardess, kind Mrs. Travers, asked me, Isthere not something you would like to I answered her, I believe thai the bestthing in all the world for me, just now, wo
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