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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 47

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BILLY BROWN SINGS A SONG. Till they were dry as any bonesAnd nice and warm as toast.Then Peter said, with genial smile, My larder does nt boast ; A list of many eatables ; Some taters we can cook— Go put them in the kettle now, With water from the brook ; Then hang the kettle on that limb And I 11… … THE DRAGON WARMS BILLY S HANDS. T was thus their friendship did begin—A friendship tried and true, For Peter Jones helped Billy BrownIn all he tried to do. When they went out to hunt for gold,T was Peters claws that dug it, While Billy, watching carefully,Picked up each shining nugget, Until they…

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