. St. Nicholas [serial] . AT A CANDY-STORE WINDOW. TOMMY TO BETTY, AFTER READING THE PRICE-CARD: SIX STICKS FORTIVE CENTS. OH, WHAT LUCK ! SIX STICKS FOR FIVE CENTS — FIVE FOR FOUR CENTS — FOUR FOR THREE CENTS THREE FOR TWO CENTS — TWO FOR ONE CENT—ONE FOR NOTHING. I HAVE ONE CENT; I LL GET TWO STICKS. YOU HAVE NO MONEY, SO YOU GET ONE FOR NOTHING. LET s GO IN ! 1029 THE FRIEND WITH BRASS BUTTONS. By Isabel Gordon Curtis. Why, Chuckie Wuckie, what is the matter?asked papa. They were walking home one afternoon, whenthey met a squad of policemen marching twoby two, and looking straight ahead,— t
. St. Nicholas [serial] . AT A CANDY-STORE WINDOW. TOMMY TO BETTY, AFTER READING THE PRICE-CARD: SIX STICKS FORTIVE CENTS. OH, WHAT LUCK ! SIX STICKS FOR FIVE CENTS — FIVE FOR FOUR CENTS — FOUR FOR THREE CENTS THREE FOR TWO CENTS — TWO FOR ONE CENT—ONE FOR NOTHING. I HAVE ONE CENT; I LL GET TWO STICKS. YOU HAVE NO MONEY, SO YOU GET ONE FOR NOTHING. LET s GO IN ! 1029 THE FRIEND WITH BRASS BUTTONS. By Isabel Gordon Curtis. Why, Chuckie Wuckie, what is the matter?asked papa. They were walking home one afternoon, whenthey met a squad of policemen marching twoby two, and looking straight ahead,— tramp,. SHE RAN AND HID BEHIND A TALL BUSH. tramp, tramp, over the sidewalk. ChuckieWuckie was holding her papas hand when shesaw the policemen. She gave a little screamand ran and hid behind a tall bush, with herhands over her eyes. Little goosie ! whispered papa. Dont you know policemen are the best friends littlegirls have ? No, they are nt! cried Chuckie Wuckie;you ought to hear what Georgie says aboutthem. A policeman is worser than any story-book ogre. When he sees a little girl he 11chase her so she cant run straight. She 11go running round and round and round, thenshe 11 get to spinning just like a top, and thenthe policeman will make a dive at her and biteher head off! I 11 have to talk to Georgie, said papa, se-verely ; now we will go home. The very next day, when Chuckie Wuckieand her papa went walking in the park, theysaw something very interesting. A policemanlay on his face beside the duck-pond, and waspulling out of the water a little half-drownedpuppy. The policeman dried it w
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