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Title: Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country : what the children saw and heard there
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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Publisher: New York : McKinlay, Stone & Mackenzie
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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who had beenset to guard the horse were very anxious. Theywere ready to arrest any one who might chanceto enter. Whenever they heard footsteps ap-proaching they seized their clubs and stood on thedefensive. Sometimes a passer-by would pause,look in, and ask what the trouble was. Then thewatchers would reply that they were waiting forthe great thief who was coming to steal the finehorse. Thus the hours passed, but no thief came.Then the watchers began to get tired. We are crazy/ said one. (How can a thiefsteal this horse, even if he were to come in here ?We are four to one. Two of us should sleepa while, and thus we can take turns in watching.This was agreed to, and two of the guardsstretched themselves on the straw and preparedto sleep. But just then they heard some one sing-ing far down the street. It was a jolly song, andthe sound of it came louder and louder. As thesinger was going by, the light in the stable caughthis eye, and he paused and looked in, but stil)kept up his singing.
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THE MAYOR PARDONING THE THIEF TALKING-SADDLE AND THIEF. 79 * Friends/ he said when his song was what is the trouble ? We are watching a horse/ Is he sick ? Perhaps I can aid you. I havedoctored many a horse in my day. He is not sick/ replied the watchers. ( Heis well and taking his ease. We are watching toprevent a thief from stealing him. Then they told him the threat the thief hadmade. Come, that is too good/ cried the newcomer*( This thief will be worth looking at when foursuch stout lads as you get through with him.When does he show himself ? That is what we are to find out/ replied thewatchers. c Very well/ the newcomer said ; ^ I 11 stay,by your permission, and see you double him up. The watchers gave their consent gladly, forthe newcomer had a lively manner and a rattlingtongue. He sang songs and told stories for anhour or more, and then pulled a bottle from un-der his coat. * A little wine/ he said, will clear the fogfrom our throats/ He passed the bottle around, 80 LITTLE MR.

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