Nelson Family Juvenilia
Box 1 Folder 8
Chit-Chat - February 4 1893

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December 19 [in pen]
February 4 [overwritten in pencil] 1893 Price 5 cents

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LEADING ARTICLES
Skating when it is not fun W.J.L
Allens regulars on the border. J. Fox

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Christmas is all most here
The happiest time of all the year
And here comes our premium list
Your hearts to cheer
Truly yours
William J Little

Chit Chat presented to our boys and girls
Published by William J Little &
Ethan F Allen
Picnic City.....................Little City
Maine Str .................... Maple Str
Grassington.................Hulkington L.C.




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Only $1.25 cents a year or 40 cents six months or 45 cents for 3 months or 5 cents a coppy

ILLUSTRATIONS
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SKATING WHEN IT IS NOT FUN
In 2 chapters Chapter 2
In the morning as they jumped up Ethan said and now for a skate Ethan was all so a fine looking young man and stood six feet four incheds he wore a pair of blue flannel pants and jacket to match he all so besides looking handsome he had a jolly look and when he had any hand in games they all ways went well [illustration captioned "The ice house"] While the girls were getting break fast ready the boys went to buckling on their revolvers and collecting the things they had used into nap sacks after break fast had been eaten they began fassening on their skates soon all were ready and away they started they were all excited expecting to see Indians run out every where five miles was soon covered and they had seen no Indians there is only one spot more said Ethan that I shall expect them and that is down there where the river is so narrow as they drew near all kept their eyes on the points that juttied out and skated on with their revolvers Ethan was skating a head all at once two Indians sprang out on the ice and delivered a shot but before they could get under cover again five revolvers cracked and one rifle spoke out and the two dropped but [illustration captioned "Indians rushed out every where"] [page break] one crawled away these Indians rushed out every whare Ethan f[i]red untill his revolver was empty then with his short sord cut down every Indian that came in reach the other boys fired and stabbed by turns now and then forgetting their skates and starting to run would fall down the girls faught to to the best of their ability soon the Indians ran away dragging poor Clara and Nellie away with them two more Indians grabbed Mary but she pointed a little revolver which she carried at ones head and fired he dropped the other ran away Ethan Harry and Will put after the Indians who were running away with the girls and one other followed leaving four girls and 2 boys on the ice skate as fast as you can down to the villiage called out Ethan and tell them we are after the girls and send more up to help us the boys they yanked off their skates and ran into the woods after the Indians hour after hour the boys chased the Indians they thought there was not more than 9 or 10 for they had killed and wounded four in the battle on the ice the boys began now to grow hungry Harry looked at his watch for the first time to day it was half past two now just now they emerged from a forest and there not more than a mile from them was three tents set up and a fire burning brightly they have camped for a while said Ethan now we have got them
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ALLENS REGULARS ON THE BORDER
In chapters Chapter 1
It was in a little shack built of brush that the two hunter lived their names were James Richmond and Francis Hill they were hunting and trapping in the wilds of birch valley among the wild beasts and still wilder men Ethan Allens troopers were on the border of New Poplington to try and subdue the Indians and William Littles cavelry was up at Trappers City James and Francis had not heard of the Indians till one morning while out looking at their traps the[y] saw a track passing to the north and by the shape and possition of the foot prints they knew it to be an Indian track the next day as James went out to get some wood there came a crack from a clump of bushes Francis saw James drop he grabbed his rifle and as he stepped to the door he remembered that James has not got his rifle but just then Francis saw him hall out his colts revolver and fire twice at a clump of bushes about 20 rods away Francis fired also at the same object Francis could not see any Indian untill all at once he saw one backing off at him his Winchester cracked away again and he dropped then James jumped up and run into the shack we are going to have it hot now I guess said [page break] James for they well knew that ther must be still more in the vecinity the rest of the day was passed quietly both trapper hardly venture from the shack. Allens regulars were now on the borders and the general had just recieved permision form President Little to invade United Division and drive out the Indians as not a few settlers were in iminent danger of their lives the next morning the regulars received notice to be ready to march by seven oclock day after day the[y] marched on their way to dugout mean time Frances and James was keeping watch night and day lest they should be surprised and scalped they had been atacked in a small way once but the Indians were two much afraid of their rifles to come very close now James and Francis had dug a pit in side of their brush shanty. To stay in so as to protect them selves from the bullets they had been penned up here all ready thirty days and their provisions were all most gone the shack was surrounded they very well kne[w] by those hidious Indians so that a chance to escape was impossible their water was all gone and they began to think that the next thing was death
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WINTER
Summers winds
Have passed and gone
And winters sun
Begins to dawn

To day down the snow flakes circle
To mingle with the dust
Tomorrow the frost
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doth sparkle
On the icy winter curst
E.L

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HOW THE HUNTS BECAME RICH
In five chapters
Chapter five
Mr Hunt returned from Mr Hanes saying that Mr Hanes nephew was there so he came back the Indians did not atack Mr Hunts house and at last they concluded they had gone but there was Jimmy he had been gone two nights Joe quickly recoverd and he and Mr Hunt went out in search of Jimmy but could not find him nor had he heard any thing about him for no one had seen him a week passed and nothing was heard from Jimmy Mrs Hunt went about her work weeping and the whole family were sober and disheartened and every thing on the Hunt premises looked cheerless one night while the Hunts were eating supper some one fell hevily against the door on the out side with a groan and Mr Hunt jumped to the door and pulled a prostrate form inside and shut the door just as two cruel bullets crashed into the door and to their great joy and surprise they found it to be Jimmy he was verry week from having traveled so far [page break] besides having a bullet through his ankle Jimmy was very feverish that night and many nights to follow but by the gentle and affectionate nursing of his mother he was restored to health Jimmy sold his pockets full of the stones he had brought home down to the city and got one thousand dollars for them with which he bought the tract of land then occupied by the hostile Indians who were captured and sent to the Poplington reservation and now Jimmy and his fathur are the rich owners of this great gold mine and receive about forty thousand a year from it and it all came from Jimmys being captured by the Indians
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LOST MOUNTAIN
In 3 chapters Chapter 2
Lost Mountain was owned by their town and so Tom and Jack made up their minds to buy it they went to the trustees of the town and succeeded in buying it for fifty dollars but were advised by those old and supersticious country men never to set foot on it for it was a haunted place but Tom and Jack closed their ears to this and proceeded to buisness the trustees said if it was their own they would give it to them just to get rid of it but seeing that it belonged to the town they must get a little pay so they set the price at fifty dollars [page break] Tom and Jack had this amount and so joyfully paid it going home rejoicing and the very next day started on a two days trip to the mountain to build them a cabin so as to stay in when they made their hunting trips as they started out Jimmy ran by with a pair of oars and ran down to his boat he was going out on a fishing trip but we will not follow Jimmy much in his excursions in this story but will take him up in a nother story The Skip Jack Tom and Jack climbed untill noon up the steep rock mountain and more than once the woods had rung out with the reports of their shot guns and as they layed down their bundles and guns ready to eat their dinner you might have seen 1 rabit 2 partridges and 3 grey squirrels there all so after they had got their dinner eaten they set to work with their axes to build their cabin which was to be ten feet long and seven wide at night they had the wall half as high as they intended to so that they thought they could finish the little cabin the next day they were encamped about an eighth of a mile form the rocky peak in the thick spruces and yellow birches some of which had grown to tremendous size [page break] it was late in September most time to beginn trapping and there was a cold north wind blowing so the boys built a good big fire and wrapping them selves up in their blankets they went to sleep mean time quite adventurous things were hapening at home which we shall read about in Skip Jack the next morning Tom and Jack arose early and after eating their breakfast set to work again for they intended to finish their house that day and it was two very triamphunt boys who entered their home that night but to find it quite agitated for there had been an attempt to rob their father when on his way home after selling a load of corn and which would have been accomplished had it not been for Jimmy who defeated the plan just as they thought they had their victim by sailing his skip back in all most a gale
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[illustration captioned "The new electric launch city of Dunkirk"]

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Feb 4 1895
OUR GRAND PREMIUM LIST

OUR OFFERS IN BOOKS

AN ADVENTURE ON RED ROVER
A very interesting and thrilling tale of the isle of Red Rover it is finely bound and profusely illustrated given for two yearly suscribers or sent post poaid to any one sending us $2.00

RUBY ISLAND
One of William J Littles best books it carries the Allen family through the Long and Big Continent war on the Ruby Island over which there was a great deal of bitter feeling this book is elegantly bound in colors and is bountfly illustrated given for 1 suscriber and fifty cents aditional or for $1.50 post paid

WARS IN BIG CONTINENT
This interesting history takes in all the wars in and around Big Continent from just after Picnic City was settled up to the present time it carries out each battle seperately taking in Ethan Allens commander [page break] ship the feats of Gen Mayor Donelson Lawsone Poconcho and Newburn all so Comodore Ellsworth Darring feats upon the ocean the reader all most amagins that it is a sturring story of adventure finely bound in colors given for 2 suscribers price 2.00 post paid

FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS
First desined by William J Little it shows all the national flags jacks and penants of the world bound in holaday covers given for one suscriber price $1.00 post paid

THIRTY DAYS WAR
VOL. 2
An intensely interesting story of the terrible thirty days war which shook the whole forest continent written by General Harry Donnelson one of the cheaf men on New Poplington it takes a mesenger from Colonel Davison at Twin Pass through perils and hard ships to Allenstown with a message to the Pressident Ethan Allen given for five suscribers price five dollars post paid

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GAMES

AUTHORS
Got up by Long and Big Continenters very finely printed and pictured given for 1 suscriber price 75 cents post paid

GEOGRAPHY GAME
A new and interesting game evry house hold should have this game given for one suscriber price sixty cents post paid

CHECKERS
An old and established game we send this game dice dice boxes checkers and board all for 1 new suscriber or for $1.00 post paid

COLLECTION OF STONES
We send a collection of stones including black turmaline black lead micre and other valuable specimens ammounting to 25 kinds given for 1 suscriber or sent post paid for $1.00

THE BEST OF ALL PISTOL
This positol is manufactured by a Long Continent company and is waranted a rapid fire rifle bore pistol it use the No 30 revolver cartridges we send this valuable pistol for 2 suscribors or post paid for $2.00

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THE PICNIC CITY CLUB RIFLE
This is a tested rifle every where used by the famous rifleists even the president has one in his house it is the most accurate rifle ever produced at such a remarkable low price given for six suscribers or sold for $5.50 post paid

THE BOYS OWN CANON
This is a solid steel canon build expressly for firing powder in it fires a twenty two rifle ball given for 2 suscribers or $2.00

STAMPING OUTFIT
It consist of a box of stamping powder a pad and 25 tissue paper stamps this is the best stamping out fit ever offered for the money given for 1 suscriber or for 1 dollar post paid

HUNTERS OUTFIT
Consists of 1 call whistle 1 hunting belt and one sheathe nife this is just what all hunters want the call whistle can be heard half a mile given for 2 suscribers or sold for $1.75

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THE PRINCIPAL WAR SHIPS AND CRUISERS OF BIG CONTINENT

NAVY
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The new war ship Norfolk the largest battle ship in the world

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The little torpedo boat Allen

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[sloup?] of war
Home sweet Home

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The great iron clad Mary

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Big Continents iron clad Western

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Iron clad Rival

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LONG CONTINENTS PRINCIPAL CRUISERS AND TORPEDO BOATS

[illustration] L.C. blockade
Runner lightning. Burt Green. The largest steam cruiser in the Long C. Navy

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New electrical torpedo boat only electric torpedo boat in the world
Long Continent cruiser Swan

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