Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 42
ose up anyfrom his place for three days. Then all the weary children were sent to bedafter the most honest prayers that they had everprayed, and the older people sat up to watchfor the light that never before had appeared soglorious. And never dawned a fairer morning than thetwentieth of May, for… … NOON OF THE DARK DAY, MAY 19, 1780. All the shivering, frightened people began nowto look forward to evening, hoping that as themoon rose full at nine oclock, her light would pen-etrate the gloom; but all the children who coaxedto sit up and see her, grew very sleepy, theirstrained eyes were not…
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