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Title: The farmer's boy
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Subjects: Farm life -- New England Rural children -- New England New England -- Social life and customs
Publisher: New York : Crowell
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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when the boy fished for hints of their likes, they made itclear, in suggesting the thing they most wanted, that hewould not have to spend such a great deal. Then, whilehe was in the store buying, the others who hap))encd lobe witli him were always good enough lo stand by the doorand look the other way, so that, of course, their presents,when they received them, were a great surprise. Each of the children brought home various little pack-ages, which they were at great ))ains to liidc away fromthe olJKT members of the household, though lhe_\ couldnot forbear to talk about them darkl\-, and gel theothers lo guess, until they were almost telling themselves.Some of them, particularly the girls, were apt to be makingthings about this time, and you had lo be careful howyou noticed what was left lying around, or \()u (lisco\eredsecrets, and there was likely to be a sudden hustling ofthings out of sight when you came into the room, and looksof such exaggerated innocence that you knew something
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c..... Countr\ Cliildren in Cicncial 15Q was going on. If vou showed an inclination to stoj), yoursister said, Frank, do go along! What for? asked Frank. Oh, youve been in the house long enough I was thereply. Well, I guess I want to gel warm, Frank continued.Its pretty cold outdoors. Say, what is it youre sittingon, Nell, anyway? I didnt say I was sitting on anything, was Nelliesresponse. You just go along out, or you shant have it. Then Frank blew his nose and laughed, and pulledon his mittens and shuttled off. On Christmas eve the children hung u)) their stockingsback of the stove, and were hopeful of presents, in spiteof the disbelief they expressed in the possibility that SantaClaus could come down the stovepipe. Sure enough, inthe morning the stockings were all bunchy with the thingsin them, and the children had a great celebration pullingthem out and getting the wraps off the jmckages. Theydid all this without slopping to more than half dress,and brea

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