With its palace and pavement and thrall;
In the midst of a throng you will frequently long
For your own little town after all.
If you live and you work in your own little town;
In spite of the fact that it’s small,
You’ll find it a fact that your own little town
Is the best little town after all.
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Bobby Nelson, our neighbor’s boy, is the worst kid in the world for betting, and the unusual feature of it is he usually wins. Bobby’s father took the matter up with the school marm to see if she couldn’t break him of the gambling habit, promising her a reward if successful.
The other morning when Bobby came to school he wanted to bet teacher she had a wart on her right knee and the school marm, knowing better, and thinking she had an opportunity to win a bet from Bobby and by so doing, discourage his betting habit, accepted Bobby’s challenge. After school that evening teacher proved Bobby was wrong and won the two dollar bet.