The Bobbin Boy

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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