The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.
Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?
A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.
I Want to be a Librarian (1960). Carla Greene. Illustrations by Frances Eckart. Childrens Press, Chicago.
After a visit to the library, Jane decides she would like to be a librarian and help people find good books.
“What a nice room,” thought Jane. There were books and pictures everywhere. Boys and girls sat in a half-circle. Miss Brown was the librarian. She smiled at Jane. ”Come and sit here,” she said.
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Johnny Horton, “The Battle of New Orleans”
1960: Song of the Year, Best Country & Western Performance.
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