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The Bobbin Boy by William M. Thayer

The Bobbin Boy Chapter 1 A GOOD BEGINNING.

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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“The Bobbin Boy by William M. Thayer”
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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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Chapter 21 GOING TO THE THEATRE.

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Chapter 22 THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

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Chapter 23 THE SURPRISE.

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Chapter 24 ANOTHER STEP.

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Chapter 25 EULOGY BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

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Chapter 26 THE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

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Chapter 27 THE TEMPERANCE LECTURE.

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Chapter 28 SPEECH-MAKING.

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Chapter 29 THE EARLY VICTIM.

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Chapter 30 A GOOD BEGINNING. No.30

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Chapter 31 UPWARD AND ONWARD. No.31

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Chapter 32 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. No.32

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Chapter 33 THE WILD CHERRIES

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Chapter 34 ATHLETIC SPORTS. No.34

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Chapter 35 A MISTAKE. No.35

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Chapter 36 PROSPECT HILL. No.36

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Chapter 37 THE END OF SCHOOL-DAYS. No.37

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Chapter 38 OPENING THE SUBJECT. No.38

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Chapter 39 THE NEW CALL. No.39

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Chapter 40 THE LOFTY STUDY. No.40

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