Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 538
e street stopped and said: My good sir, You may pull and may push, but your needle wont stir. But the cobbler stitched on; And whatever I do, He said, I shall work till this needle goes through! He sat on his bench till it verged upon night; His wife lit a candle and brought it for light. T is at… … TOMMYS EXPLANATION. By Minnie L. Upton. They were perfect little gentlemen. Oh, that was plain to see; And I said: Your mother teaches you politeness, does nt she ? No, maam, blithely answered Tommy; never teaches us a mite! But — well — somehow, when she smiles and speaks it makes us feel polite.…
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