The Bobbin Boy by William M. Thayer
The patch of squashes-counting chickens before they are
hatched-ifs-ducks, and the bright side-explanation-hopeful
Nat-Nathaniel Bowditch-Sir Humphrey Davy-Buxton-benefit
of hopefulness-the squashes coming up-Frank Martin-"all
play and no work"-Ben Drake-scene when Nat was four
years old-"thinking on his own hook"-men of mark think
for themselves-"niggers' work"-great men not ashamed of
useful work-the harvest-day-Frank's surprise-Nat as a peddler-his
sister-his drawings-Samuel Budgett, Dr. Kitto,
and the rich merchant peddling-"creep before you can walk"-the
errand-boy and his success-what his culture of squashes
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Chapter 1 A GOOD BEGINNING.
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Chapter 2 UPWARD AND ONWARD.
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Chapter 3 SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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Chapter 4 THE WILD CHERRIES.
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Chapter 5 ATHLETIC SPORTS.
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Chapter 6 A MISTAKE.
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Chapter 7 PROSPECT HILL.
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Chapter 8 THE END OF SCHOOL-DAYS.
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Chapter 9 OPENING THE SUBJECT.
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Chapter 10 THE NEW CALL.
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Chapter 11 THE LOFTY STUDY.
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Chapter 12 THE DEDICATION.
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Chapter 13 A SCHOOL SCENE.
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Chapter 14 TAKING SIDES.
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Chapter 15 THREE IMPORTANT EVENTS.
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Chapter 16 FINDING A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
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Chapter 17 THE PURCHASE.
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Chapter 18 THE DEBATING SOCIETY.
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Chapter 19 COMING AND GOING.
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Chapter 20 GOSSIP.
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