Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 475
lace we have a largepump-house which has a galvanized-iron roof. Everyday, morning, noon, and night, can be heard the swifttattoo of the woodpecker. He must expect to find aworm because the sound is hollow, but he never does— poor fellow! Your devoted reader, Anna B. Moore. The woodpecker is not… … HE DELIGHTS IN RAT-A-TAT-TAT-ING AWAY ON A DRY LIMB. too performance.He delights in rat-a-tat-tatmg awayon a dry limb, ona metal roof, on alightning-rod,or ona telegraph-polewith its tinklingglasses and reso-nant wires—yes, heenjoys it as muchas most of our boysenjoy pounding ona drum, or on…
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