Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 87
them right. But papa said, You re wrong, my pet; For A-1-i-c-e Spells darling, dear, and M-a-y Spells sweetheart — dont you see ? I told him what my teacher said, But he declared : Oh, no !That s not the way your papa spells; Your teacher does nt know. My papa would nt tell me wrong Or say what is… … Tommy Atkins was not a British soldier in ared coat and a smart forage-cap, jauntily swing-ing a two-foot stick as he walked along, but alittle red-cheeked country lad away up inMaine. Tommy was just an every-day little chap,with no wits to spare when it was a matter ofparsing and writing…
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