Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 729
AT THE AREA GATE. kindly, cheery, and industrious. Her cans arepolished to the brilliancy of burnished silver, andbetoken the most scrupulous cleanliness. Manybreakfast-tables depend upon her for that rich cream which emits a delicious flavor from her cans,in the sharp morning air. Me-oh ! me-oh !… … fgst, -fe - </: j«a §n (O-O1- iilli« Far down in the valley the wheat grows deep,And the reapers are making the cradles sweep ;And this is the song that I hear them sing,While cheery and loud their voices ring : T is the finest wheat that ever did grow,And it is for Alices supper—ho ! ho !
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