Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 147
atron saint,which in France is celebrated instead of ones ownbirthday) was the occasion of the year for popularrejoicing for Ecouen. A grand dinner was served,and in the evening the peasants gathered about hispark to see the annual display of fire-works. Sincethe death of his little granddaughter… … (ENGRAVED BY PERMISSION LEFEVRE.) charcoal-seller there is on working days as grimy asa pitman, but his face is clean now, and his shirt-sleeves are tied with ribbons. The butchers boyhas scented his curly locks and has a rose in hisbutton-hole, and all the young girls from the vil-lage have donned…
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