Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 246
ip when five hundred miles from land. Another saw a large butterfly flying around the ship when, in onedirection, land was distant six hundred miles, and in another, a thou-sand. Father says that the speed of these insects must have been verygreat, as it is known that one of the species found will… … A CROSS IN A GEODE. Here is a Christmas curiosity for you, myyoungsters. It is copied from a photograph whichwas taken direct from the geode itself, just as itappeared when broken in two by the man whofound it. What is a geode ? Ah ! I forgot to mention that. A geode is—is—in short, a geode is…
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