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Title: Extracts from the note-book of Mr. Percival Pug : illustrated by sketches from his portfolio
Year: 1837 (1830s)
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Subjects: Christian life Boys -- Conduct of life Swine
Publisher: Boston : Printed by Torrey & Blair, No. 31 Cornhill
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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any otbers of tlie same lliter;wbicb afforded Peter very great satisfaction. Polly and ber master continued to be quiteintimate ; for tboui,di sbe was not now so com-ical in ber ways as sbe was \\ ben sbe wasgambolling witb ber brotbcrs and sistei-s by tbeside of ber motber, still Peter \\ as very fond oflooking at ber. And so close did be watcb ber,tbat be tbougbt be could see, eacb day, bowmucb sbe bad grown since tbe day before.Wbenever be came to tbe pen, sbe alwayswent up to bim to enjoy ber favorite recreationof being scratcbed; and as soon as be begantbe operation, sbe would lay bersclf down toenjoy it in ber own lazy way. Peter foundtbat tbe barder be rubbed, tbe better she waspleased. So wben sbe bad laid berself down,he would take a hoe, and, placing one foot uponher side, he would scrape away as if he washoeing a hill of potatoes. With this uncere-monious treatment Polly was very mucb de-lighted ; and this Peter called scraping an ac-quaintance. You may look at the cut and
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PETER PEPPER. 23 see him hard at work, and Polly in the full en-joyment of being thoroughly scratched. When he had scraped her till he was tired,Peter would sometimes take a book and sitdown upon her back to read, or to study hislesson. With this familiarity Polly was not atall displeased, but seemed rather to like it;thouT-h sometimes, when she besran to be tired,she would take his sitting so long in dudgeon.She would then jump up so suddenly as tocause Peter to turn a somerset; and alter shehad rolled him on the ground, she would turnround with a snort, as if she was laughing at him. But perhaps the reader will ask, What hasall this to do with the main object ? I cannotsay that it has much. But I thought that youmi^ht like to hear something of Peters earlieracquaintance with Polly, before T proceed torelate the graver portion of histoiy, which moreimmediately bears upon my principal purpose. 24 PETER PEPPER. CIIArTER II. Shows that it is easier to get into Trouble, thanto irct out.extractsfromnote00bost

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