The Old Umbrella. 17

 

the grandfather who had once made
for Johnny a curious little soldier, with
arms and legs that could be moved
by a string at the back, which some
of his young friends know all about
very well indeed, though no doubt
there are some who do not.

Well, this grandfather said that if
his name must be shortened at all, he
would be called granddad; and as
for the grandmother, she couldn’t see
why her name wanted altering; so,
after a vast number of attempts, the
little fellow got as near to it as ‘dan-
mover ;’ and with that she was obliged
to be content.

These old people were father and
mother to Johnny’s father, you

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