Grimkie Author:Jacob Abbott Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. GEIMKIE IN HIS SHOP. One day, when Grimkie was at work in his own shop, two small boys came in to see what he was doing. They had a little wag... more »on with them, which they left at the door of the shop when they came in. The names of these boys were Egbert and Ralph. Ralph was a very curious and inquisitive sort of boy, and he liked to understand everything that was going on. " Grimkie," said Ralph, as soon as he came in, " we heard a hammering in your shop, and so we came in to find out what you are doing." " That's. right," said Grimkie. " It is an excellent thing for boys to want to know what is going on, and I like very much to have boys come and find out things in my shop, provided they find out in the right way." " I don't know what you mean by the right way," said Ralph. " The right way to find out what is going on in a shop," said Grimkie, " is a liberal use of youreyes, a moderate use of your tongue, and no use at all of your fingers." Ealph was rather a small boy, and it took him some time to comprehend fully what Grimkie meant by all this learned phraseology. While he was pondering upon it, Grimkie added : " In other words, look much, ask little, and touch not at all." Egbert and Ralph advanced to the bench where Grimkie was at work. " I suppose I can ask one question," said Ralph. " Yes," said Grimkie. " I will allow you ten questions. After I have answered ten questions, then I am at liberty not to answer any more." . " What are you making ?" asked Ralph. " I am making a kitten cage," said Grimkie. "It is for John Morelle." " What a pretty thing it is going to be," said Ralph. " Yes," replied Grimkie. " I am making it as pretty as I can on account of John's dealing so honorably with me. You see, I told him one day wh...« less