Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 226
That Christmas-tree right then and there, Came down in a fearful ruin ! I think I 11 drop the story here ;But, if you d like to drop a tear,It would nt be difficult, could you seeHow Peters father tenderlyLifted his son upon his knee,And used a twig from that green tree.He used it in such a… … A TWIG FROM THAT GREEN TREE. For the Christmas he then invented.And even now that he s grown a manHe keeps his Christmas, and seems contented To follow the good old plan. SIXTY MINUTES MAKE AN HOUR.
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