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A BLUNDERING BOY.

A Humorous Story.

by

BRUCE W. MUNRO.






Published by
Bruce W. Munro,
Toronto.

Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, by Bruce W. Munro,
in the office of the Minister of Agriculture.




                        TO THAT SUPREME AUTOCRAT,
                     THE SMALL BOY OF NORTH AMERICA,
                 THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT PERMISSION, MOST
                         RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.




CONTENTS.


  Preface                                                             XI.

  CHAPTER.                                                          PAGE.

        I. The Story Opened                                           17

       II. Will’s Lucky Blunder                                       23

      III. Will’s Native Village                                      33

       IV. The Heroes of this History                                 39

        V. An Unpleasant Ride for Will                                44

       VI. Steve’s Retaliation                                        54

      VII. The Young Moralist.--A Clever Scheme                       66

     VIII. George Comes Out Ahead                                     75

       IX. “Three Wise Men Went to Sea in a Bowl.”                    88

        X. The “Bowl” Comes to Grief                                  96

       XI. A Talented Lecturer                                       106

      XII. An Extraordinary Mad Dog                                  112

     XIII. The Six go to a Picnic                                    126

      XIV. Disaster Rather Than Fun                                  137

       XV. A Lesson in Ballooning                                    149

      XVI. Un