Tommy sets forth upon his travels around the house, taking with him his
whip.
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At the first corner he picks up an umbrella. A larger boy opens the
umbrella, and shows him the way to hold it. Being an old umbrella, it
shuts down again. But Tommy still keeps on in his way.
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At the second corner a gust of wind takes down the umbrella, and blows
his capes over his head. He pushes on, however, whip in hand, dragging
the umbrella behind him.
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On turning the third corner a hen runs between his legs, and throws him
down in the mud.
He is taken inside, stripped and washed, and left sitting upon the floor
in his knit shirt, waiting for clean clothes. He can reach the handle of
the molasses-jug. He does reach the handle, and tips over the jug. His
mother finds him eating molasses off the floor with his forefinger.
Tommy looks up with a sweet smile.
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Here we have William Henry back at school again.
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_William Henry to his Grandmother._