Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 395
y, the negro being the one towield it; and he promptly attacks the tree whichSeagriff points out to be felled first. of the trees are heart-decayed, without showingoutward sign of it, the result of an ever-humid at-mosphere. Aware of this, Chips tries each one bytapping it with the auger before the… … NOW IT IS OVER THE TOPS OF GROWING, INSTEAD OF THE TRUNKS OF FALLEN, TREES It is a beech ; one of those that have beenbarked. This circumstance is in their favor, andsaves them time ; for the barked trees having beenlong dead, their timber is now dry and seasoned,ready for working up at once.…
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