Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 65
n a desperate leapand landed far beyond the winning-post. Forth- with they were taken up in the pincers, and placedin solitary confinement in the glass phial, whereit was supposed they had learned not to jump. A dance was next announced and at a signalfrom the manager there came tumbling out… … THE DANCE. paper being ornamented with purple, gold, and redhues. The glass was placed in position, the spec-tator looked through it, the performers were liftedin by the pincers, and the dance began — a mix-ture of the Highland-fling, the sailors hornpipe,and a regular break-down. The little…
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