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1850 - 1899
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Manchester, Lancashire, England

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THE CHILDREN'S HOUR

... to have some fun, it any rate. I have persuaded a number of young friends of mine to make all their acquaintanoes into April fools, and I have suggested a score of tricks they can play.' ?? I said, 'thC is what you have l in mind, isit? Well, Imust say ...

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR

... sci-een and Seating hersielf on a matchl-box, why of dlo parple tease each other en eliot day by making wbat thle they call April, fools of tlsen.?' 'ad. Why? growled the Smoky One, scornfully; for ore funl, of course. Ithink, said I, (fiat in die ...

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR

... a very samat ifimn of humqri. A very dull fellow nsa tell a lie if his onnsiennee is a, dull as his wit. Beamuse making April fools generally involves lying, as well as a somewhat brutal disregard for the feelings of tam eviictia` -it is a custom more ...