Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 348
he leaves; bits of fir and balsam abounded ; andupon and about an old decaying log was such abunch of moss as made them clap their hands andshout till the woods laughed too,—moss so deepand rich that they fairly lost their little cold redhands in it; and oh ! so green and bright it wasthat they… … THE OLD WOMAN STOOD STILL BEFORE THEM, LEANING ON HER STAFF. softer than Persian wool, went into young Gretchensapron along with the fir and balsam and berries.Besides, on the very same log, was a whole armyof gray-coated lichens, with red caps on their heads—the funniest little soldiers you ever…
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