Vulgar words in Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 (Page 1)
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Mitchell LIKE MOUNTAINS THE BILLOWS SWELL ... Donn P. Crane THE SHIP WAS JAMMED BETWEEN HIGH ROCKS ... J. Allen St. John THEY MADE A RAFT OF CASKS ... J. Allen St. John THE AGOUTI ... J. Allen St. John THE MONKEYS THREW DOWN COCONUTS ... J. Allen St. John THE SHEEP FLOATED FAMOUSLY ... J. Allen St. John FALCONHURST ... J. Allen St. John CHEST OF TREASURE ... J. Allen St. John OVERTURNING THE TURTLE ... J. Allen St. John PENGUINS ... J. Allen St. John CATCHING THE WILD ASS ... J. Allen St. John FLAMINGOS ... J. Allen St. John I ADVANCED WITH A LONG POLE ... J. Allen St. John JACK AND THE OSTRICH ... J. Allen St. John THE WALRUS ... J. Allen St. John LATEST NEWS BY PIGEON POST ... J. Allen St. John HIPPOPOTAMUS ... J. Allen St. John ALBATROSS ... J. Allen St. John PEARL BAY ... J. Allen St. John WE BROUGHT UP WITHIN HAIL ... J. Allen St. John THE SLAVE OF THE LAMP ... Arthur Henderson ALADDIN DESCENDED THE STEPS ... Arthur Henderson "GENIE, BUILD ME A PALACE" ... Arthur Henderson "NEW LAMPS FOR OLD" ... Arthur Henderson ALADDIN SALUTED THE PRINCESS JOYFULLY ... Arthur Henderson THE VALLEY WAS STREWED WITH DIAMONDS ... Arthur Henderson THE ROC FLEW AWAY WITH SINBAD (Halftone) ... Arthur Henderson BARBARA FRIETCHIE ... Iris Weddell White GRENDEL COULD NOT BREAK THAT GRIP OF STEEL ... Arthur Henderson BEOWULF ON HIS NOBLE STEED ... Arthur Henderson SHE LOOKED UPON THE GOD OF LOVE ... Iris Weddell White PSYCHE AND CHARON ... Iris Weddell White CUPID SPIED PSYCHE SLEEPING ... Iris Weddell White PEOPLE CALL ME THE PIED PIPER ... Iris Weddell White GREAT RATS, SMALL RATS ... Herbert N. Rudeen A WONDERFUL PORTAL OPENED WIDE ... Iris Weddell White THEY HAD BECOME BETROTHED ... Donn P. Crane FRITHIOF BEHELD THE TWO WITCHES ... Donn P. Crane SIEGFRIED AND THE DRAGON ... Louis Grell A GREAT CASTLE TOWERED ABOVE THE CLIFFS ... Louis Grell THE DEATH OF SIEGFRIED ... Louis Grell LOCHINVAR ... Arthur Henderson TUMBLED HIM INTO THE BROOK ... Jessie Arms THE STRANGER OVERTHROWS ROBIN HOOD ... Jessie Arms ROBIN HOOD AND THE WIDOW ... Jessie Arms ROBIN HOOD AND THE SHERIFF ... Jessie Arms ROBIN HOOD PLAYS HARPER ... Jessie Arms IN THE GREENWOOD ... Jessie Arms GANELON PICKS UP CHARLEMAGNE'S GLOVE ... Louis Grell WHERESOEVER HE PLANTED HIS FOOT, THERE HE STAYED ... Jan in Grell ROLAND FEEBLY WINDED HIS HORN ... Louis Grell [Illustration: A GREAT BIG YELLOW ONE] JOHN'S PUMPKIN By MRS ARCHIBALD Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It grow, and grow, and grow, And maybe raise a pumpkin for A Jack-a-lantern show.
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The cow and ass gave us more trouble than did the others, as for them we required something more buoyant than the mere cork; we at last found some empty casks and fastened two to each animal by thongs passed under its belly.
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To our surprise, however, our friend was not alone; behind him trotted another animal, an ass no doubt, but slim and graceful as a horse.
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[Footnote: An onager is a wild ass] Creep back to Falconhurst and bring me a piece of cord-- quietly now!"
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[Illustration: CATCHING THE WILD ASS] While he was gone, I cut a bamboo and split it halfway down to form a pair of pincers, which I knew would be of use to me should I get near the animal.
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Quoth bold Robin Hood, "Thou dost prate like an ass, For were I to bend my bow, I could send a dart quite thro' thy proud heart, Before thou couldst strike me one blow."