OLD DONALD.
A Scottish nobleman of the Roman
Catholic persuasion, lived a very retired lite,
and left his affairs very much in the bauds of
others. One of his tenantry, whom we sliall
call Donald, rented a farm, upon which his
forefathers had lived for above 200 years.
The lease by which he held it was on the
point of expiring, and the steward refused to
allow Donald a renewal, wishing to put the
farm into the hands of a friend of his own.
Poor Donald tried every argument in bis
power with the steward, but in vain. At
length he bent his steps to the castle, deter.
mined to make his case known to bis lordship
himself. Here again he was repulsed. The
porter had received orders from the steward,
and refused him admittance.
Donald turned away almost in despair, but
I
8 pages : illustrations ; 98 mm. Toy book. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Includes ""A widow's son"" (p. 4-8). Wrappers lacking. Bound with: The little peace-maker, and 17 other English chapbooks.
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text
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books
Language
en
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Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
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Lois Lenski Collection of Early American Children's Literature
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L-B191.10
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ocm18868691
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304
OLD DONALD.
A Scottish nobleman of the Roman
Catholic persuasion, lived a very retired lite,
and left his affairs very much in the bauds of
others. One of his tenantry, whom we sliall
call Donald, rented a farm, upon which his
forefathers had lived for above 200 years.
The lease by which he held it was on the
point of expiring, and the steward refused to
allow Donald a renewal, wishing to put the
farm into the hands of a friend of his own.
Poor Donald tried every argument in bis
power with the steward, but in vain. At
length he bent his steps to the castle, deter.
mined to make his case known to bis lordship
himself. Here again he was repulsed. The
porter had received orders from the steward,
and refused him admittance.
Donald turned away almost in despair, but
I
