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JOIINNY BLOSSOM
thorpe. They sat by the big pine tree and waited
until Johnny Blossom came riding along. It
was great fun for him when they thronged around
him, exclaiming over everything, while he sat
erect in the saddle, whip in hand.
Even the great big boys of the Fourth Class
came. Otto Holm himself, who wore a stiff
hat and carried a cane, sat and waited to see
him, little Johnny Blossom! By and by it
came about that they asked if they might not
ride, just a little way — Otto Holm and Peter
Prytz and Gunnar Olsen, and it was too
embarrassing to say no to such great big fellows.
"If you want to play ball with us in the
afternoons, you may," said Otto.
Indeed Johnny Blossom wanted to! He
had hung over the fence day after day, looking
at the big boys, who played in their shirt sleeves
and without caps, and looked so manly. And
these boys were asking him to play with them!
Of course they must ride, they were so very
friendly to him. It made him feel quite grand,
too, to be the one to decide whether they should
ride or not.
"It isn’t worth while for you to say anything
at home about our riding," said Otto. Oh, no!
Johnny wouldn’t say anything.
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