Herford, Oliver, 1863-1935 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 96
d dig it up again. One night (it was a woodland place in which he chanced to bide) —As usual he sought a place in which his gold to hide.He had not long been seeking before he chanced to seeA thing he d never seen before — a curious kind of tree: 80 The stem was smooth andstraight, and on the… … No sooner said than done;and then, his treasureburied deep.Upon a bed of moss near byhe laid him down to sleep.For once the elf enjoyed anight from dreams andterrors free; And, waking, soughtwith boundingstep his tall um-brella-tree.
Children's poetry, American
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