Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 745
they,For the brook and wee Elsie Had both run away. One time, when they paused In a lovely cool place,Elsie saw in the water Her round dimpled face ;And How funny ! she said, With a wondering look,—Now, how could my face Get into the brook ? A half-minute later, A gypsying beeLeft Elsie in tears,… … ML This picture of the fox and stork always putsme in mind of the Great Races at Shark Bay. Thetrue account of that affair is this : It was Uncle Jeems that brought the boys downto the bay. Their fathers had gone out to sea fora days trolling for mackerel, and, being afraid toleave a lot of city…
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