Half-Past Seven Stories
Anderson, Robert Gordon
English
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[Illustration: "It wasn't like any other kind of travel in the
world."]
HALF-PAST SEVEN STORIES
BY
ROBERT GORDON ANDERSON
ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR
BY
DOROTHY HOPE SMITH
TO
SARAH DAVIS ANDERSON
Not that this dedication is in itself so great an honor, but because
the youngsters' choice, "Aunt Sally!" is indeed a tribute to the
loving heart which has made so many little ones happy.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION--"THE TOP O' THE MORNING"
I. THE LITTLE LOST FOX
II. THE BIG BOBSLED
III. THE JOLLY ROGER
IV. THE BLUE CROAKER, THE BRIGHT AGATE, AND
THE LITTLE GRAY MIG
V. THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED ON THE CANAL
VI. TWO O' CAT
VII. THE FAIRY LAMP
VIII. THE ANIMALS' BIRTHDAY PARTY
IX. DR. PHILEMON PIPP, THE PATENT MEDICINE MAN
X. WHEN JEHOSOPHAT FORGOT HIS PIECE
XI. OLE MAN PUMPKIN
XII. THE NORWAY SPRUCE
XIII. WHEN THE DOOR OPENED
XIV. THE HOLE THAT RAN TO CHINA
XV. THE PEPPERMINT PAGODA
XVI. HE THAT TOOK THE CITY
ILLUSTRATIONS
"IT WASN'T LIKE ANY OTHER KIND OF TRAVEL IN THE
WORLD"
"WHEN THEY AREN'T RIDING ON THE HAY, OR TO TOWN
WITH THE TOYMAN AND OLE METHUSALEH"
"MARMADUKE STOOD ON THE FENCE AND SHOUTED:--
'HOORAY! GO IT, REDDY!'"
"'THEY'RE GRAPPLIN' IRONS AND MARLIN SPIKES,' EXPLAINED
CAPTAIN JEHOSOPHAT, 'AND VERY TERRIBLE
WEAPONS'"
"'BETTER THAN SLIPPING DUCKS' EGGS UNDER THE OLE
HEN, ISN'T IT?' WHISPERED JEHOSOPHAT TO HIS
BROTHER"
"THE BOAT WAS SHAPED LIKE A WOODEN SHOE, AND SHE
SURELY HAD SO MANY CHILDREN SHE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO"
"HE FORMED HIS HANDS IN THE SHAPE OF A CUP AND
WAITED"
"'WE MUST HURRY, FOR WAY OVER THERE, I SEE THE
SUN. HE'S STIRRING IN HIS SLEEP'"
"'I'LL TAKE IT ALL BACK,' MARMADUKE YELLED, 'YOU'RE
NO LADIES AN' GEN'LEMEN--AN' I WON'T EVER ASK
YOU TO MY PARTY AGAIN'"
"OUT OF THAT HAT HE DREW A RABBIT, A LIVE WHITE
RABBIT, AND HELD IT UP BY ITS EARS FOR ALL TO SEE"
"BUT THEN JEHOSOPHAT JUST HAD TO LOOK AT FATTY,
AND FATTY HAD JUST PUT A PEANUT UP TO HIS MOUTH
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