Andy the Acrobat: Or Out With the Greatest Show on Earth

Andrew Wildwood !T he village schoolmaster of Fairview spoke this name in a tone of severity. He accompanied the utterance with a bang of the ruler that made the desk before him rattle. There was fire in his eye and his lip trembled. Half of the twenty odd scholars before him looked frightened, the others interested. None had ever before seen the dull, sleepy pedagogue so wrought up. All eyes were fixed on a lad of about sixteen, seated in the front row of desks. The name called out applied to him. It had been abbreviated so commonly, however, that its full dignity seemed to daze him for the moment. Andrew Wildwood slowly arose, his big, fearless eyes fixed dubiously on the schoolmaster. Yes, sir, he said. Step forward, sir.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at