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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Rocket Book, by Peter Newell This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Rocket Book Author: Peter Newell Release Date: November 19, 2005 [EBook #17104] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ROCKET BOOK *** Produced by Jason Isbell, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: FRONT COVER] [Illustration] The ROCKET Book by PETER NEWELL HARPER & BROTHERS NEW YORK COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY HARPER & BROTHERS -------------- PATENTED JUNE 4, 1912 -------------- PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PUBLISHED OCTOBER, 1912 THE ROCKET BOOK [Illustration] THE BASEMENT When Fritz, the Janitor's bad kid, Went snooping in the basement, He found a rocket snugly hid Beneath the window casement. He struck a match with one fell swoop; Then, on the concrete kneeling, He lit the rocket and--she--oop! It shot up through the ceiling. [Illustration: THE BASEMENT] FIRST FLAT The Steiners on the floor above Of breakfast were partaking; Crash! came the rocket, unannounced, And set them all a-quaking! It smote a catsup bottle, fair, And bang! the thing exploded! And now these people all declare That catsup flask was loaded. [Illustration: FIRST FLAT] SECOND FLAT Before the fire old Grandpa Hopp Dozed in his arm-chair big, When from a trunk the rocket burst And carried off his wig! It passed so near his ancient head He roused up with a start, And, turning to his grandsons, said, "You fellows think you're smart!" [Illustration: SECOND FLAT] THIRD FLAT Algernon Bracket, somewhat rash, Had blown a monster bubble, When, oh! there came a blinding flash, Precipitating trouble! But Algy turned in mild disgust, And called to Mama Bracket, "Say, did you hear that bubble bu'st? It made an awful racket!" [Illustratio
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