StNicholas . THE GENERAL DISMOUNTS AND SIGHTS THE GUN. i38i.] THE HOOSIER SCHOOL-BOY. 145 THI-: HOOSIER NOT THERE, NOT THERE, MY CHILD! [SEE PAGE 151.] CH.^KIEK I. THE NEW SCHOL.\R. While the larger boys in the village school ofGreenbank were having a game of three oldcat before school-time, there appeared on theplayground a strange boy, carrying two books, aslate, and an atlas under his arm. He was evidently from the country, for he worea suit of brown jeans, or woolen homespun, madeup in the natural color of the black sheep, aswe call it. He shyly sidled up
StNicholas . THE GENERAL DISMOUNTS AND SIGHTS THE GUN. i38i.] THE HOOSIER SCHOOL-BOY. 145 THI-: HOOSIER NOT THERE, NOT THERE, MY CHILD! [SEE PAGE 151.] CH.^KIEK I. THE NEW SCHOL.\R. While the larger boys in the village school ofGreenbank were having a game of three oldcat before school-time, there appeared on theplayground a strange boy, carrying two books, aslate, and an atlas under his arm. He was evidently from the country, for he worea suit of brown jeans, or woolen homespun, madeup in the natural color of the black sheep, aswe call it. He shyly sidled up to the school-housedoor, and looked doubtfully at the boys who wereplaying; watching the familiar game as though hehad never seen it before. The boys who had the paddles were stand-ing on three bases, while three others stood eachbehind a base and tossed the ball round thetriangle from one hole or base to another. Thenew-comer soon perceived that, if one with apaddle, or bat, struck at the ball and missed it,and the ball was caught directly, or at the first bounce, he gave up his bat to the one who hadcaught him out. When the ball
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