Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 405
the hour of victory or defeat bringglory everlasting. Even to him who, in theface of certain disaster, upholds the honor ofhis flag, is praise abounding due. Louis Grandpre died a hero. And Ameri-can boys who honor the brave can assuredlypause in their pride in all that is American tobestow a word… … Not long ago I had a nonpareil, or paintedfinch, a South American bird, from which Iwas making a drawing. He was a brightlittle bird, but certainly was not a good model. I caught him at work one day, touchingup a drawing I had just finished. It hap-pened in this way : I was called out from…
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