And when he spoke , it was fire and smoke ; and when he sneezed , it was squibs and crackers ; and when he cried -LRB- which he did whenever it paid him -RRB- , it was boiling pitch ; and some of it was sure to stick . `` Here we are again ! '' cried he , like the clown in a pantomime . `` So you ca n't feel frightened , my little dear -- eh ? I 'll do that for you . I 'll make an impression on you ! Yah ! Boo ! Whirroo ! Hullabaloo ! '' And he rattled , thumped , brandished his thunder-box , yelled , shouted , raved , roared , stamped , and danced corrobory like any black fellow ; and then he touched a spring in the thunderbox , and out popped turnip-ghosts and magic-lanthorns and pasteboard bogies and spring-heeled Jacks , and sallaballas , with such a horrid din , clatter , clank , roll , rattle , and roar , that the little boy turned up the whites of his eyes , and fainted right away . And at that his poor heathen papa and mamma were as much delighted as if they had found a gold mine ; and fell down upon their knees before the Powwow man , and gave him a palanquin with a pole of solid silver and curtains of cloth of gold ; and carried him about in it on their own backs : but as soon as they had taken him up , the pole stuck to their shoulders , and they could not set him down any more , but carried him on willynilly , as Sinbad carried the old man of the sea : which was a pitiable sight to see ; for the father was a very brave officer , and wore two swords and a blue button ; and the mother was as pretty a lady as ever had pinched feet like a Chinese . But you see , they had chosen to do a foolish thing just once too often ; so , by the laws of Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid , they had to go on doing it whether they chose or not , till the coming of the Cocqcigrues . Ah ! do n't you wish that some one would go and convert those poor heathens , and teach them not to frighten their little children into fits ? `` Now , then , '' said the Powwow man to Tom , `` would n't you like to be frightened , my little dear ? For I can see plainly that you are a very wicked , naughty , graceless , reprobate boy . '' `` You 're another , '' quoth Tom , very sturdily . And when the man ran at him , and cried `` Boo ! '' Tom ran at him in return , and cried `` Boo ! ''
likewise , right XXXXX his face , and set the little dog upon him ; and at his legs the dog went .
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