Humor Crosby, Ernest: Captain Jinks, Hero. V1. 25 Jun 2011

[crutledge]

Ernest Howard Crosby (1856–1907) was an American reformer and author, born in New York City, the son of Presbyterian minister Howard Crosby,[1] and a relative of prolific hymnwriter and rescue mission worker Fanny Crosby.

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"Nothing at all, my dear sir. He has everything he wants, and in fact he wants nothing but his lead soldiers. He won't even let us give him a new set of them. And he has all the liberty he wants on the grounds here, and he can walk or even take a drive if he wishes to, for he is perfectly harmless."
"Perfectly harmless!" repeated Cleary to himself, as he got into his carriage. "What an idea! A perfectly harmless soldier!"

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[carichcatang]

Thank you, cheers.