Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 388
hem in despair. For ditches deep and fences highBetween us and the barn-yard lie. Away, away, on every side,At once the lively brownies glide —Some through the swamp and round the hill -The shortest way to reach the mill ;And more across the country speedTo bring whatever plums they need;While some… … S%uwi cox The task be mine to thither leadA band of comrades now with speed,To help me bear a tender loadAlong the rough and rugged road, VOL. X.—24. Around the embers puffed and blewUntil the sparks to blazes grew ;And scarcely was the kindling burnedBefore the absent ones returned. 37Q THE…
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