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"He was a jim-dandy, all right, and a genuine wild man of the woods!" he remarked. "What are the circus fellows thinkin' of, to let such a fine chance slip by to get a real 'What-is-it, fresh from the jungles of Borneo, half man, and the rest gorilla?" "And he had Nuthin's dog, after all," observed Paul, quietly. "What makes you say that, Paul?" asked Jack.
'Well, said Hope, 'You tell us a lot o' things we could buy. 'Less see! said Uncle Eb, looking very serious. 'There's bootjacks an' there's warmin' pans 'n' mustard plasters 'n' liver pads 'n' all them kind o' things. We both shook our heads very doubtfully. 'Then, he added, 'there are jimmyjacks 'n' silver no nuthin's. There were many other suggestions but none of them were decisive.
I want her t' learn somethin' more scientific. 'Now you're talkin', said Uncle Eb. 'There's lots o' things ye can't learn by cipherin'. Nuthin's too good fer Hope. 'I'd like t' know what you men expect of her anyway, said Elizabeth Brower. 'A high stepper, said Uncle Eb. 'We want a slick coat, a kind uv a toppy head, an a lot O' ginger.
"Bully for him!" cried Jack, with perhaps more energy than reverence; but had the genial old man heard the words he would have felt highly complimented, knowing that whoever succeeds in getting the approval of live, wide-awake boys must consider himself fortunate indeed. "There's Nuthin's house," remarked Bobolink, just then. "And Tom Bates going in, with the Carberry Twins.
The restless splash of the water sent icy sprays over the child, and, clinging still closer to her treacherous companion, she stopped him for a second and begged him to return. "Don't be afear'd, nuthin's goin' ter happen to yer," he said, jerking her savagely, and almost breaking into a run at the same time. "Oh, Tom, please let's go back," supplicated the child. They were now at the old wharf.
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