| Vol. I.—No. 49. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | Price Four Cents. |
| Tuesday, October 5, 1880. | Copyright, 1880, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
HANGING BY A THREAD.
A Canadian Story.
BY DAVID KER.
"Well, boys, what do you think of this for a play-ground? Somethinglike, ain't it?"
And well might Tom Lockyer say so. To be out in the woods on a finesummer morning, with the whole day clear, is a pleasure which any boycan appreciate, more especially such an active one as Master Tom; and heand his two cousins had certainly enjoyed it to the utmost. Ever sincebreakfast they had been scampering through the woods like wild-cats,climbing trees, tearing through briers, scrambling up and down rocks,chasing[Pg 714] each other in and out of the thickets, and making the si
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