Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 538
ney-bees half came to blowsAbout the lily and the rose, • Which might the sweeter be ;And as the elephant passed by,The bees decided to applyTo this wise referee. The elephant, with serious thought,Ordered the flowers to be brought,And smelt and smelt away. Then, swallowing both, declared his… … TWO MEN OVERBOARD! (An Old Salts Yarn.) By E. Boyd Smith. It was in 62, and, with a good cargo of log-wood aboard, we were cruising along the coast,trying to get into the track of the trade-windsfor a straight run home. The wind was pretty-light, and we had every sail set; still we did ntmake much…
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