c-c-candle

Updated: May 14, 2025

"And wait until you hear the inspiring sound of my bugle, which I expect to have at the next meeting," said Bobolink, proudly. "Huh! that won't h-h-hold a c-c-candle to my d-d-drum!" declared Bluff, waving his arms wildly, as though he could already imagine the great fun in store when that instrument came to hand. And so the meeting broke up, with the scouts disbanding for the day.

George A. Warren - The Banner Boy Scouts: Or, The Struggle for Leadership