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THE CIRCUS MAGICIAN 13

JIM LEONARD'S HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPE 23

II. LIFE IN A BOY'S TOWN

THE TOWN 41

EARLIEST MEMORIES 45

HOME LIFE 47

THE RIVER 51

SWIMMING 55

SKATING 61

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 64

GIRLS 68

MOTHERS 69

A BROTHER 73

A FRIEND 79

III. GAMES AND PASTIMES

MARBLES 89

RACES 91

A MEAN TRICK 93

TOPS 96

KITES 98

THE BUTLER GUARDS 103

PETS 108

INDIANS 124

GUNS 129

NUTTING 138

THE FIRE-ENGINES 145

IV. GLIMPSES OF THE LARGER WORLD

THE TRAVELLING CIRCUS 151

PASSING SHOWS 163

THE THEATRE COMES TO TOWN 168

THE WORLD OPENED BY BOOKS 171

V. THE LAST OF A BOY'S TOWN 183

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