Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 506
e was Father Chirp ;Here was his early home ; Here lived his mother And dearest brother,And hither had he come; And with him brought his two brave sons,Both skipping at his side, To show to her, Their grandmother,With true paternal pride. But days have passed since I lived here,—Its like the folks… … all three fell to sobbing. There used to be, sang Father Chirp, A little child about; And that door thereWas free as airFor going in or out. I lost no time in opening wideThe door that had been fast;And I could seeThose crickets threeLike dusky ghosts flit past. And when I, listening, heard a…
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