Harper's Young People
| Vol. I.—No. 37. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | Price Four Cents. |
| Tuesday, July 13, 1880. | Copyright, 1880, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
A CRABBING ADVENTURE.
BY MATTHEW WHITE, JUN.
There were George and Bert, Sarah and the baby.
"And you and I have pretty good appetites, Bert," George would say,whenever the Fieldens' finances were discussed, which, since thefather's death, had been pretty often.
"If we could only have staid on in the house in Fayetville! The gardenwas getting along so nicely, and now to think all the fruit andvegetables will be picked and sold or eaten by somebody else!" and Sarahsighed, as she thought of the spring budding and blossoming in which shehad taken such an interest.
"But why can't we live off the river in place of the garden?" askedGeorge. "The boys down at the dock say they can make lots of moneyselling soft crabs. They get from sixty to seventy-five cents a dozen,and, oh, mother, if Bert and me could only have a net and a boat and acrab car, and roll up our pants like Nat Springer, we'd just bring youso much money that you needn't hardly sew at all!" and in his enthusiasmGeorge's eyes sparkled, and he ruthlessly trampled upon every rule ofgrammar he had ever learned.
At first Mrs. Fielden was inclined to discourage the young woul