Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 399
t pine tree,growing out of the summit of a knoll in such away as to command all the surrounding coun- 930 CHOPPING HIM DOWN. try. Its branches were phenomenally thick; itsgirth of trunk was magnificent. And this treeI resolved one day to climb, in order to get aclear idea of the lay of the land. Of… … • ENJOYING STOLEN SWEETS. rushed out of the surrounding cover and pro-ceeded to chop me down. The chance was toogood for them to lose. I concealed my annoyance, and made no at-tempt to descend. On the contrary I thankedthem for the little attention, and climbed a fewfeet further up, to secure a…
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