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Coupon bonds : and other stories

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WHAT MR. DUCKLOW BROUGHT HOME Itf HIS BOOT-LEO.

ON a certain mild March evening, A. D. 1864, the Ducklow kitchen had a general air of waiting for some body. Mrs. Ducklow sat knitting by the light of a kerosene lamp, but paused ever and anon, neglecting her stocking, and knitting her brows instead, with an aspect of anxious listening. The old gray cat, coiled up on a cushion at her side, purring in her sleep, purred and slept as if she knew perfectly well who was coming soon to occupy that chair, and meant to make the most of it. The oldfashioned clock, perched upon the high mantelpiece of the low-studded room, ticked away lonesomely, as clocks only tick when somebody is waited for who does not come. Even the tea-kettle on the stove seemed to be in the secret, for it simmered and sang after the manner of a wise old tea-kettle fully conscious of the importance of its mission. The side-table, which was simply a leaf on hinges fixed in the wall, and looked like an apron when it was down, giving to that side of the kitchen a curious resemblance to Mrs. Ducklow, and rested on one arm when it was up, in which position it reminded you more of Mr. Ducklow leaning his chin on his hand, — the side-table was set with a single plate, knife and fork, and cup and saucer, indi cating that the person waited for was expected to partake of refreshments. Behind the stairway-door was a small boy kicking off a very small pair of trousers with a degree

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New York : Hurst., [19--]

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238 p. ; 19 cm

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Trowbridge, J. T. (Townsend, John), 1827-1916

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