The following pages are from the “Boy’s own toy maker” by E. Landells. Edition of 1880.
Boy’s angling guide. 1880
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Boy’s angling guide. 1880
In the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings!
Mrs Wigg's philosophy
Mrs Wigg's philosophy
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I love the advice in a 'boy's' book that, to make a hole through the cork, insert a red-hot iron.
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Those were the days when boys could be boys and some of them even lived to tell the tale!
In the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings!
Mrs Wigg's philosophy
Mrs Wigg's philosophy
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I was talking to my brother just this afternoon about some of the idiotic things we survived as kids. It's amazing that we both reached adulthood Good fun to reminisce though.