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Little Sky-High Or, The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang By: Hezekiah Butterworth (1839-1905) |
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Or The Surprising Doings of Washee Washee Wang by HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH Author of "In the Days of Jefferson," "The Bordentown Story Tellers,"
"Little Arthur's History of Rome," "The Schoolhouse on the Columbia" [Illustration] The "Nine to Twelve" Series
=========================== LITTLE DICK'S SON.
Kate Gannett Wells. MARCIA AND THE MAJOR.
J. L. Harbour. THE CHILDREN OF THE VALLEY.
Harriet Prescott Spofford. HOW DEXTER PAID HIS WAY.
Kate Upson Clark. THE FLATIRON AND THE RED CLOAK.
Abby Morton Diaz. IN THE POVERTY YEAR.
Marian Douglas. LITTLE SKY HIGH.
Hezekiah Butterworth. THE LITTLE CAVE DWELLERS.
Ella Farman Pratt. ===========================
Thomas D. Crowell & Co.
New York. [Illustration: "IT OPENED A GREAT MOUTH, AND SMOKE SEEMED TO ISSUE FROM
IT." Page 41.]
New York:
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Publishers
Copyright, 1901
By T. Y. Crowell & Co.
Typography by C. J. Peters & Son.
Boston, U. S. A. NOTE.
The story of Sky High is partly founded on a true incident of a young
Chinese nobleman's education, and is written to illustrate the happy
relations that might exist between the children of different countries,
if each child treated all other good children like "wangs." 28 Worcester Street, Boston.
March 22, 1901 .
CONTENTS.
PAGE
I.
Below Stairs 7 II.
Before the Mandarin 13 III.
Lucy's Cup of Tea 20 IV.
How Sky High Called the Governor 26 V.
Sky High's Wonder Tale 31 VI.
The Mandarin Plate 35 VII.
Sky High's Kite 39 VIII.
A Wan 44 IX.
Lucy's Jataka Story 48 X.
Sky High's Easter Sunday 51 XI.
Sky High's Fireworks 55 XII.
A Chinese Santa Claus 62 XIII.
A Legend of Tea 68 XIV.
Mrs. Van Buren's Christmas Tale 70 XV.
In the House Boy's Care 76 XVI.
In the Little Wang's Land 82
LITTLE SKY HIGH.
I. BELOW STAIRS.
The children came home from school Charles and Lucy. "I have a surprise for you in the kitchen," said their mother, Mrs.
Van Buren. "No, take off your things first, then you may go down
and see. Now don't laugh a laugh that hurts anyone's feelings is so
unkind tip toe too! No, Charlie, one at a time; let Lucy go first." Lucy tip toed with eyes full of wonder to the dark banister stairs that
led down to the quarters below. Her light feet were as still as a little
mouse's in a cheese closet. Presently she came back with dancing eyes. "Oh, mother! where did you get him? His eyes are like two almonds, and
his braided hair dangles away down almost to the floor, and there are
black silk tassels on the end of it, and kitty is playing with them;
and when Norah caught my eye she bent over double to laugh, but he
kept right on shelling peas. Charlie, come and see; let me go with
Charlie, mother?" Charlie followed Lucy, tip toeing to the foot of the banister, where
a platform stair commanded a view of the kitchen. It was a very nice kitchen, with gas, hot water and cold, ranges and
gas stoves, and two great cupboards with glass doors through which
all sorts of beautiful serving dishes shone. Green ivies filled the
window cases, and geraniums lined the window sills. A fine old parrot
from the Andes inhabited a large cage with an open door, hanging over
the main window, where the wire netting let in the air from the apple
boughs. On reaching the platform stair, Charlie was as astonished as Lucy could
wish. There sat a little Chinese boy, as it seemed, although at second glance
he looked rather old for a boy... Continue reading book >>
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