Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 351
eir telescopes too,Old folks their spectacles,—no one knewWhat to say or what to do. Ask the almanac-makers, cried one, They know everything under the sun! But the almanac-makers were quite perplexed,So they ran to the clerk of the weather next,—Ah, you ought to have seen them run ! Now, the clerk… … Where he kept the snow, the rain and the stars.While under the shelves were packed awaySome strong new winds for a stormy day. The little old man rushed out to seeWhat on earth could the matter be ! i879-] NANNIE S LITTLE MUFF. 329 For the people came with shout and roar,Thumping and pounding at…
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