Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 229
nap-dragon, Bob-apple, Post and Pair, Shoe the Wild Mare, and especially Hood-man Blind (Blind Mans Buff). This, although simple, may be made a most effective tableau, choosinga conspicuous figure for the Hoodman with his staff (Father Christmas, perhaps, or the jester), and grouping therest… … IX. Christmas Story-telling. Verse, crownd with ivy and with holly,Chat tells of winters tales and mirth. The minstrel, or professional musician and story-teller, was always to be found in great houses at Christmas-tide, and though his art was most popular in an age earlier than that shown in most…
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