Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 280
forgive you! Howcan we ever thank you ? Not me! laughed Billy, red through allhis tan. Uncle s the angel, and it s he —him — it — you ought to thank! Hold on —what s that about old Timotheus ? Heclutched his forehead wildly, and, after an inter-val of frenzied thought, burst forth, to a round… … The Grown-Ups are the queerest folks; they never seem to knowThat mud-pies always have to be made just exactly so.You have to have a nice back yard, a sunny, pleasant day,And then you ask some boys and girls to come around and play. You mix some mud up in a pail, and stir it with a stick; It must…
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