ISBN: 9781458866998

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Excerpt: ... THE … More...

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Excerpt: ... THE WAR EAGLE AND OTHER SOLDIERS'' PETS By Harry M. Kieffer IT was not until we were safely established in winter quarters that we finally succeeded in our purpose of having something to pet. I was over at brigade headquarters one day, visiting a friend who had charge of several supply wagons. Being present while he was engaged in overhauling his stores, I found in the bottom of a large box, in which blankets had been packed away, a whole family of mice. The father of the family promptly made his escape; the mother was killed in the capture, and one little fellow was so injured that he soon died; but the rest, three in number, I took out unhurt. As I laid them in the palm of my hand, they at once struck me as perfect little beauties. They were very young and quite small, being no larger than the end of my finger, with scarcely any fur on them, and their eyes quite shut. Putting them into my pocket, and covering them with some cotton which my friend gave me, I started home with my prize. Stopping at the surgeon''s quarters on reaching camp, I begged a large empty bottle (which I afterward found had been lately filled with pulverized gum arabic), and somewhere secured an old tin can of the same diameter as the bottle. Then I got a strong twine, went down to my tent, and asked Andy to help me make a cage for my pets, which with pride I took out of my pocket and set to crawling and nosing about on the warm blankets on the bunk. What are you going to do with that bottle? inquired Andy. Going to cut it in two with this string, said I, holding up my piece of twine. Can''t be done! asserted he. Wait and see, answered I. Procuring a mess pan full of cold water, and placing it on the floor of the tent, near the bunk on which we were sitting, I wound the twine once around the bottle, a fe... Eva March Tappan, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Children's Hour (volume 7) Books>Fiction and Literature This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 7; Original Published by: Houghton Mifflin in 1907 in 570 pages; Subjects: Children's stories; Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / Nursery Rhymes; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General; Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories; Literary Criticism / Children's Literature; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology;<

ISBN: 9781458866998

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Excerpt: ... THE … More...

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Excerpt: ... THE WAR EAGLE AND OTHER SOLDIERS'' PETS By Harry M. Kieffer IT was not until we were safely established in winter quarters that we finally succeeded in our purpose of having something to pet. I was over at brigade headquarters one day, visiting a friend who had charge of several supply wagons. Being present while he was engaged in overhauling his stores, I found in the bottom of a large box, in which blankets had been packed away, a whole family of mice. The father of the family promptly made his escape; the mother was killed in the capture, and one little fellow was so injured that he soon died; but the rest, three in number, I took out unhurt. As I laid them in the palm of my hand, they at once struck me as perfect little beauties. They were very young and quite small, being no larger than the end of my finger, with scarcely any fur on them, and their eyes quite shut. Putting them into my pocket, and covering them with some cotton which my friend gave me, I started home with my prize. Stopping at the surgeon''s quarters on reaching camp, I begged a large empty bottle (which I afterward found had been lately filled with pulverized gum arabic), and somewhere secured an old tin can of the same diameter as the bottle. Then I got a strong twine, went down to my tent, and asked Andy to help me make a cage for my pets, which with pride I took out of my pocket and set to crawling and nosing about on the warm blankets on the bunk. What are you going to do with that bottle? inquired Andy. Going to cut it in two with this string, said I, holding up my piece of twine. Can''t be done! asserted he. Wait and see, answered I. Procuring a mess pan full of cold water, and placing it on the floor of the tent, near the bunk on which we were sitting, I wound the twine once around the bottle, a fe... Eva March Tappan, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Children's Hour (volume 7) Books>Fiction and Literature, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781458866998

Eva March Tappan, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books Literary Criticism~~General Childrens-Hour~~Eva-March-Tappan General Books LLC This is an OCR edition… More...

Eva March Tappan, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books Literary Criticism~~General Childrens-Hour~~Eva-March-Tappan General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 7; Original Published by: Houghton Mifflin in 1907 in 570 pages; Subjects: Children's stories; Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / Nursery Rhymes; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General; Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories; Literary Criticism / Children's Literature; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology;<

ISBN: 1458866998

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