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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 451

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lin kem down de paf to meet us, allin sof trailin wite, an her own butful boy laffin an grab dis ole woman hans, an say s how I wuzher dear ole nurse come home at las, an den shearsk mos a tousan questions all to once like.Den she tek n lay dat lubly boy o hern in deole womans ahms, an she say, all… … AN SO WE ALL SET OEF TERGEDDER. an crowin in her ahms; an her eyes wuz jes soblue an innercent, ony dey d a proud kin oshine in um—an wen she see de old woman shelook all trembly an wite, like she s tryin t mem-bah tings. Den I say, Don ye know me,honey ? Don ye know yo ole Mammy ? and shecry…

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