Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 82
s care or skill,Would seize the paddle for a time,Until a disapproving chimeOf voices made them rest their hand,And let still others take command. As pallid check and popping eyeOn every side could testify ;So all agreed that wisdom layIn steering home without delay. But still, in spite of whirl or… … The Brownies drifted onward still;And though confusion baffled skill,Canoes throughout the trying raceKept right side up in every case.But sport that traveled hand in handWith horrors hardly pleased the band, But morning light came on apaceBefore they reached the starting-place;So landing quick,…
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