StNicholas [serial] . eye where you re from! Jerry shouted out, You come on, young-ster ; I m notgoing to standsuch talk ! atwhich the streeturchins gave agreat guffaw. Then otherboys closed in,more childrencame crowdingup from theareas all about,and before Jer-ry and Tommyknew what wasgoing on, thetwo boys foundthemselves inthe middle ofthe road, witha line of grin-ning and evil-looking chil-dren standingaround them,and shouts of Give it im! Hit im ard! I 11 teach you, young un! were heard on all sides. Jerrys blood was quickly handed the precious milk-jug toTommy, and, with a quick mov
StNicholas [serial] . eye where you re from! Jerry shouted out, You come on, young-ster ; I m notgoing to standsuch talk ! atwhich the streeturchins gave agreat guffaw. Then otherboys closed in,more childrencame crowdingup from theareas all about,and before Jer-ry and Tommyknew what wasgoing on, thetwo boys foundthemselves inthe middle ofthe road, witha line of grin-ning and evil-looking chil-dren standingaround them,and shouts of Give it im! Hit im ard! I 11 teach you, young un! were heard on all sides. Jerrys blood was quickly handed the precious milk-jug toTommy, and, with a quick movement forward,he seized the enemy, and was just about toadminister to him some punishment, when yellsof disappointment were heard, followed by Here s the peeler ! No, it aint! Myeye! if it s not Bobs mother! And sure enough, Bobs mother it was! once made a dash for Jerry, broomstick inhand. There was a general scuffle, followedby a stampede, and Jerry and Tommy foundthemselves running their hardest, making for. 1900.] JERRY AND TOMMY. 521 the shelter of the unknown milk-shop at theother end of the street. The boys bought their quart of milk forfourpence, and there was twopence as Jerry was, he did not think it ne-cessary to face Bobs mother on the returnjourney. And, besides, said peace-lovingTommy, maybe she might break Aunt Mar-thas jug. So the boys decided to go a little wayalong the cross-street, and then turn up thenext road, and in that way reach Aunt Mar-thas in safety. For, they said to one another, the next turning must cross Tower Road, orelse join on to it at the other end. It seemed a good plan, so they proceededto follow it out. And somehow the next streetseemed to be a great deal longer than the oneopposite to Aunt Marthas house—the streetwhere they had had their fight. But then,they argued, that street was so full of childrenthat they had not, perhaps, noticed its length;also, they remarked to one another, they hadsomewhat hurried along the
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