Transcriber’s Note:
The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
BOYS OF OTHER COUNTRIES
BY
BAYARD TAYLOR
ENLARGED EDITION, INCLUDING
THE ROBBER REGION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ILLUSTRATED
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
Copyright, 1876, by
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
Copyright, 1901, by
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
Copyright, 1904, by Marie Taylor
In renewal of copyright originally registered in 1876
Copyright, 1912, by
MARIE TAYLOR
Made in the United States of America
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CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| I. | The Little Post-Boy | 3 |
| II. | The Pasha’s Son | 25 |
| III. | Jon of Iceland | 47 |
| IV. | The Two Herd-Boys | 129 |
| V. | The Young Serf | 151 |
| VI. | Studies of Animal Nature | 203 |
| VII. | A Robber Region of Southern California | 235 |
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The Little Post-Boy
In my travels about the world Ihave made the acquaintance ofa great many children, and Imight tell you many things about theirdress, their speech, and their habits oflife in the different countries I have visited.I presume, however, that you wouldrather hear me relate some of my adventuresin which children pa
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