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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 316

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1 m ill-: mm :,::,: ::m i887.; THE BROWNIES SINGING-SCHOOL. 303 THE BROWNIES SINGING-SCHOOL. By Palmer Cox. As shades of evening deeper grew.The Brownies round a comrade drew.An interesting tale to hearAbout a village lying near.; Last night, said he, with nimble feetI passed along the leading… … I listened there around the door,By village time, an hour or more ;Until I learned beyond a doubtA singing-school caused all the rout.Some, like the hound, would keep ahead.And others seemed to lag instead.Some singers, struggling with the tunc,Outscreamed the frightened northern loon. Some mocked…

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