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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 32

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i897-] WHEN THE SEWING CLUB MEETS. l9 You ve watched a hungry pussy when the cream-jug s left alone;You ve seen Prince Charlie gaze upon a dainty chicken-bone;You know how bright-eyed robins look when cherry-branches shake —Did eer you see a Sewing Club regard a plate of cake ? … Yet none the less I m certain that you 11 travel far to findA company more dignified, more courteous, and kind.Three cups are all that s proper; and I m truthful when I stateThey always leave one macaroon politely on the plate. And yesterday, at Carolines, the cookieswere so good A noble zeal…

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