Identifier: bookshelfforboys19univ19 (find matches)
Title: The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: University Society, New York
Subjects: Children's literature Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries Literature Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : University Society
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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E TALES AND HUMOROUS STORIES 97 throat, and palate as raw as beef, what could Ido? I could not swallow; and, clapping myhands upon my mouth, the liquor squirtedthrough my fingers like a fountain, over all thedishes; and I was crushed by bursts of laughterfrom all quarters. In vain did Sir Thomas repri-mand the servants, and Lady Friendly chide herdaughters; for the measure of my shame andtheir diversion was not yet complete. To relieve me from the intolerable state ofperspiration which this accident had caused, with- out considering what I did, I wiped my face withthat ill-fated handkerchief, which was still wetfrom the consequences of the fall of Xenophon,and covered all my features with streaks of inkin every direction. The baronet himself couldnot support the shock, but joined his lady in thegeneral laugh; while I sprang from the table indespair, rushed out of the house, and ran homein an agony of confusion and disgrace which themost poignant sense of guilt could not have ex-cited.
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few hundred years ago,in a country calledGermany, there was avillage known as Gross-hufelten, which was on alake. The lake is so smallthat I have forgotten its name,and you will not find the vil-lage on any map of the coun-try—which is still called Germany—unless it ison the back, where I did nt look. The people in this village were greatly an-noyed by a robber baron who dwelt on a moun-tain near by, and who was in the habit of levy-ing tribute on them because he did nt like towork. The last time that he told them they mustpay what he called their annual dues, they re-fused to do so. The baron was greatly surprised—as people are usually surprised when othersrefuse to do things that they have been in the L.J.B. 7. habit of doing whether they ought to or not—and he resolved to punish the villagers. At first he thought of descending on them withhis band and burning their houses; but thiswould have required effort, so he changed hismind and called before him two magicians whom1 e

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