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| Title | Little Nemo |
| Author | Winsor McCay |
| Date Published | 1906-02-04 - Saturday |
| Characters | Nemo, Uncle Alexander |
| Contents | Aerialists_(8), Correspondence_(7), Falling_(131), Gymnastics_(1), Moon_(49), Oceans_(30), Show_tents_(1), Weight_lifting_(1) |
| Transcript |
Gnome1: Scare him. It's the only way to get Nemo here. Gnome2: That's what I say, give him a good scare. King's letter: What can you gentleman do to get Nemo into Slumberland. Morpheus. Caption: Little Nemo was asleep and had supposed that Nemo: Where are you going, uncle? Caption: everyone else in the house had retired for the night, Uncle Alexander: I'm going to take my daily exercise. Nemo: May I go along and watch you please? Caption: when his dear uncle Alex came through the Uncle Alexander: Didn't you ever see your uncle take his exercise, boy? Nemo: No sir. Caption: room on his way to the gymnasium. He then Nemo: I wish I could do that. Caption: understood how easy on could be mistaken. Uncle Alexander: It's easy. Nemo: Why didn't you ever get married, eh, uncle Alexander? Caption: Nemo had never known that a gymnasium existed in Uncle Alexander: Don't ask such foolish questions. Nemo: That's what they call a stunt, isn't it uncle? Caption: his home before and was mistaken again. When- Uncle Alexander: No. That's called a feat. Nemo: Let me get up there too, will you? Caption: uncle Alex began his constitutional, as he called it, Uncle Alexander: Come on then. See if you can climb on my- Caption: Nemo became greatly interested, so much so, that, Uncle Alexander: head. That's it, Nemo! Now steady yourself! And I'll Caption: with uncles’ consent, Nemo joined him in the fun. Uncle Alexander: show you how to do the giant swing. Now, steady! Caption: Whether it was to amuse Nemo or to display his - Uncle Alexander: Just stand still boy and you'll be all right. Just be steady now, Nemo. Caption: ability as an athlete is not known. At any rate,- Nemo: Do you know, eh, what you are doing, uncle, sure? Caption: the performance uncle went through with- Uncle Alexander: Yes, Nemo. You needn't worry, boy. Caption: destroyed certain ambitions Nemo was Nemo: Does papa know you exercise this way, uncle Alexander? Caption: known to possess for circus life. He had every Uncle Alexander: Oh, yes! Darling, he knows it, yes. Caption: confidence in his uncle, however, and was not Nemo: What does he say about you doing this, work Caption: afraid. The giant swing Alex gave was a thril- Uncle Alexander: Oh, nothing. How do you like this? Isn't it fine, isn't this giant swing just- Caption: ler which he rather enjoyed until the fast- Nemo: What was that snapped, uncle? What was it? Uncle Alexander: Mercy!!! Those ropes have parted, oh! Oh! Oh! Caption: enings broke. Then, of course, the shock awoke Nemo: Oh! Uncle! Oh! What are we going to do now? Oh! Uncle! Oh! Help me! Oh! Oh! Help me uncle help me oh!!! Caption: him and, it seems, his uncle Alexander also. Uncle Alexander: Nephew! Oh!!! What is it you want of me, eh |