Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 231
, SHE BOWED TO HER IMAGE. As she stood there, wild-eyed and tearful, athought made its way through the kinky hairinto her bewildered brain. She darted backinto the house, and reappeared with a broom. I se gwine up dat ladder, she said withgrim determination, an I se gwine to sweepdem sparks off. An… … FROM SIDE TO SIDE S AND FIGHTING THE FIRE. The fire at the barn was now raging; great,volumes of smoke swept toward the house,heavily laden with live embers. Mazin Grace,choking and frightened, wielded her broomwith telling effect; no sooner did a spark touchthe roof than it was brushed off into…
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