Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 431
had ever known, while the dear lips mur-mured a prayer of the most fervent thanks-giving. Sinking back upon her chair, she drew Mabelon her lap, and for once they seemed to havechanged places; for it was the mother whoasked dozens of eager questions, scarcelywaiting for the replies, and who was… … V I ABOUT CLOTHES. By George MacAdam. Long, long ago, when mankind was still inits babyhood, some hairy lord of creation hap-pened to glance into a quiet pool, and saw mir-rored in the water his own image. Comparinghimself with the birds and the beasts, he sawthat he was plain and dingy; and he…
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