And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Mike Mulligan, come home!
ReplyDeleteThat was my first thought, shouldn't Mary Anne be in the basement of the new school converted to a furnace?
DeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one conversant with this classic!
DeleteMike Mulligan was a good book, but Katy and the Big Snow was beter!
Delete"Oil can", muttered the Tin Woodsman.
ReplyDeleteYep and if the stack was covered, fire that beauty up and go to work.
DeleteProbably too far gone ;cause the stack is open and boiler is toast.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, it likely could be made to work with some help.
Looks like all the parts are there, but if the boiler is shot...
ReplyDeleteGood working unit is at the Brooks, Oregon steam-up this is some you tube videos of the grounds and what they do.
ReplyDeleteNever. Not till the rust rusts off.
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