"
The negro boy dismounted and hitched his horse to the fence. "I
gotter little tarrapim--" he began insinuatingly.
And thus it came to pass that there was an epidemic of mumps
in the little town of Covington, and William Green Hill grew
rich in marbles, in tops, in strings, in toads, in chewing gum,
and in many other things which comprise the pocket treasures of
little boys.
CHAPTER XXIII
THE INFANT MIND SHOOTS
Miss Minerva had bought a book for Billy entitled "Stories of
Great and Good Men," which she frequently read to him for his
education and improvement. These stories related the principal
events in the lives of the heroes but never mentioned any names,
always asking at the end, "Can you tell me who this man was?"
Her nephew heard the stories so often that he had some expression
or incident by which he could identify each, without paying much
attention while she was reading.
He and his aunt had just settled themselves on the porch for a
reading.
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