Just One Day [By J. Habberton]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...away with the moon?" "Idono." "What did the dish run away with, then?" "Idono." "Then what does my beeboy know?" "Idono." Conversation came naturally to a dead-lock after Bobboker's last speech; so mamma patted the beeboy's cheek, and informed him that he was a darling, and that now it was time for him to go to sleep. But Bobboker corrected her. "I 'hink I ought to be cawwied awound a ittie bittie, an' be hinged to," said he. "Why, mamma did sing to her beeboy. Don't he remember? Mamma sang 'The Mulberry Bush/" Bobboker reflected, and replied: "f Murry Goosh' was only one 'hing--'awnts yots of 'hings." "After my beeboy takes his nap and wakes up again, he shall have as many songs as he wants," said mamma. "Don't 'awnt 'em den--'awnts 'em now. Bobboker maybe wouldn't 'ake up at all-ey, all-ey; den 'ouldn't get any hongs abittie." "Oh, my beeboy will wake up," said mamma; "he always does, you know." "'Oon't'ake up," said Bobboker. "S'an't 'ake up; don't 'awnt to 'ake up." "Sh--h--h, beeboy," said mamma; "it is very naughty to say that." "Tisn't naughty," screamed Bobboker; "an' I 'oon't 'akc up a bittie for 'oo naughty o' mamma. Ya--ya--ngya " "Bobboker, listen " said mamma, rising on her elbow and shaking a forefinger impressively; "if you don't go to sleep you shan't have any songs or anything else when you wake up; but you shall have a sound spanking right away." Bobboker looked at mamma in amazement, to see if she really meant what she said; when he satisfied himself that she did, he turned over, buried his face in his pillow, and then broke into a wail ...