Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 435
ssing by ; She was sensible, as well as kind,So she did not stop to scream and crj, But showed at once her presence of mind. 902 PUNCH AND THE SERIOUS LITTLE BOY. [October, She leaned him up against the fence,—For to stand alone he was quite unable,— She put him through pounds, shillings, and… … But his mother was fully convinced that dayThat it s safer to laugh as one goes along. For if it accumulates in this way, It acquires a force that is terribly strong. So now she keeps telling him little jokes,And he s learned an almost agreeable smile He may some day laugh, as do other folks.But…
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