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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1873 Excerpt: ... VIII. The anxious mother heard the cries--"Come quick! she '11 drown!"--and wild With terror, to the river's brink She ran to save her child. IX. There, drenched and dripping, on the grass Sat Jane; beside her stood The dear old horse--was ever horse So gentle and so good? XXXII.--THE PANIC; OR, WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? WHAT'S it all about?" said one of Mrs. Sell's ducks to her friend as they listened to a splashing noise in the little brook-dam. 2. "I cannot think," quacked Duckie. "Let's go and see;" and they sailed down the brook to the place, and found a great piece of wood which. had fallen across the bank, and the water was splashing over it. The rest of the ducks, seeing these two in such a hurry to get to this spot waddled into the brook, and swam off in the same direction, supposing they should hear some wonderful news. 3. It was difficult for their two companions to make them believe the truth, and they all quacked so loud that a hen who was walking out with her ten little chickens thought she must go and see what had happened. So she told her little family to remain very quiet under the wall, and to mind and not touch the corn that would be thrown down for them till she returned. 4. The quacking of the ducks and the clucking of the hen went over the churchyard into the shepherd's garden, where Drover the dog lay dozing in the sun. He started up, pricked up his ears and bounded across the churchjard. 5. A cow that was grazing in the lane, seeing him scamper at such a rate, thought it wise to follow him; so, having filled her mouth, she walked deliberately round the corner to the place that Drover seemed to make for. In his way he saw the potter's horse standing in the pasture. 6. "Hey, Drover," said the horse, "what's the matter?" 7. ""Who knows?" sai...
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