Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 403
s, my greeting, in solemnest tone,Was, Boom —tidera-da—boom-a-diddle-dee- Boom — tidera-da — boom ! It would seem the bright man must be wprse offstill; / Boom — tidera-da — boom !I should like to inquire if he s really ill; Boom — tidera-da — boom !But the mischief has gone to my head like… … A FORMAL CALL. {A True Story.) A knock comes at my door as I sit alone inmy room, sewing ; and before I can say, Comein! a little voice says wamingly, I m notBarbara, mama; I m Mrs. Martin. Whereupon I say, Oh ! Well, come in, Mrs.Martin. And Mrs. Martin (as little Barbaraoften calls herself)…
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