Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 332
ughty John;And through the thicket, up the brook,And past my garden — look!The wicked men come on. Nearer, nearer ! I can seeEach cruel, ugly face.Here s a hollow tree,Here s a hiding-place !Will they see me? Will they find me?I look before me and behind me.Oh, what shall I do ?Oh, if Johnny only… … Now they look about; Now they re talking— they re in doubt. They wonder where I m gone. But where are Jim and John ? They have left me all alone. Nearer, nearer,Plainer, clearer, Grows each face and cruel eye.Oh, Jim and John,Where are you gone ?Come at least to say good-by! What s that yellow…
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