Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_H685_L3_1841-1193 (find matches)
Title: Lame Jemmy
Year: 1841 (1840s)
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Subjects: People with disabilities -- Juvenile literature. Lameness in literature -- Juvenile literature. Chapbooks -- Specimens. Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century McGill University Library Digitized Title McGill Library's Chapbook Collection People with disabilities Lameness in literature Chapbooks
Publisher: London : Printed for Houlston and Co., 65, Paternoster-Row
Contributing Library: McGill University Library

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seated in the cai% for he wasalready beginning to be tired. Heplaced his baskets beside him.^^What! art going to sell these herebaskets, Jemmy ? If I can. Sir/ said Jem, sor-rowfully, trying to twist the basket LAME JEMMY. 13 back into proper shape which Tho-mas had pulled quite crooked. ^I reckon that wont be so easy,Jem/ said Thomas, laughing.Why, theyll not stand on theirbottom, nor top, nor side, nor noway! Howsomever, added he,good-naturedly, theres many foolsin th world, they say; so I hopethoult find one. Jemmy: and, anyway, Ill give thee a lift home in thcart, and thy wiskets too, if theellcome to the Red Lion at fiveoclock. When Jem got into the market-place with his baskets, he felt quitebewildered, and did not know whatto do. The noise and the confusion 14 LAME JEMMY.
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were so great he thought he shouldhave been pushed down. The onlyquiet spot he could find was justby the church - steps; and herehe placed himself. He untied hisbaskets, and ranged them one be-low the other on the end of thesteps, and stood beside them with LAME JEMMY. 15 his crutches, leaning against thewall of the churchyard. It was a very busy scene, and hun-dreds of persons passed close by him,but nobody bought any of his bas-kets. One or two women took themup to look at them; and one ladysaid kindly to him, ^ You havegot some nice baskets here. Poorboy! did you make them yourself?But she passed on, and was buyingother things. At length, Jem grew very hun-gry, and very sad. He looked atthe church-clock to see how soonhe must go to the Red Lion tomeet Thomas Listers cart. Hethen looked down at his baskets. 16 LAME JEMMY. and the tears rolled down hischeeks. At this moment, a bene-volent gentleman stood beside him,looked kindly at him, stooped downto him, and took him by the hand.Po

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