Baby Pitcher's Trials / Little Pitcher Stories

nd on," continued Jack, "ever si

s, does

, fitches a fancy price when you can catch 'em. They are a mighty scarce article now-a-days. But ra

out mus

ye to bus

to catch one, I should

h pays if it i

A skin is a sk

ng, and a skin with the head off is another,

k that would make

ter is the most you can

wit

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that

l, i

d you told me,

owing," returned Jack. "Never

ht anything,"

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the animal, but mentioned that once they found a skunk in

um," sa

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at

of c

not conceal

. "Good eating he is. Tender as a sucking pig, and tas

hicken," but he remembered the calic

are joking,"

itter is like some other folks, not half so bad as you try to make him ou

t his

d either after yo

gh

er, if they do pay a

th

gallons, they say. I know a man that buys all he can get. There you are! A heap better of

ou," sai

touch him on the head with a stone. A little tap w

ast. Charley looked up inquiringly as he walked in and took his seat at the table; but Bertie had not a word of explanation to offer. Charley had laughed a

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ought

considered how very

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ybody up

fel

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Midn

was he

ing r

any of his

obliging. He offered to f

dn't le

hurting his feelings, and

are not seared over yet. I h

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think he feels awf

pe he

ow he

dn't s

t he ac

hope he will stay so

ap, but he did not care to be on familiar terms with him. He was not the right so

him to-morrow morning," he said,

if you st

l not d

llow up the trapp

d

ack Midnight e

tain

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catch so

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es

ou are a

that so often, I b

e that early wa

u felt sure of your game, y

said C

I am

he

be of anything that h

dollars as I know you won't catch a musk-rat. I could bu

did every morning, to in

o-day," s

it to-day for

t the bird," said Bertie, "for Ch

ospect!" s

ht one for Flora

d, and that is

Flora. "If you don't have any

ot catch a musk-rat,

said he

believe that I wi

and Din

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s he in

in the trap

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ear, he

he Baby Pitcher's place I would give up looking for that

harley Waters. I

ood by

rley's manner. She wished to be treated with prop

hank you,' and 'If you please.' And I do. Charley Waters don't. But