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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 478

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By Pauline Frances Camp. I am a little fellow, Though I m always up to date.The days I hold within my hand are only twenty-eight; But I just save my moments up, And count them oer and oer,Till in four years I ve saved enough to make up one day more.But little folks that kindly are, and pleasant in… … When a little penny s dingyAnd a dull and ugly brown, From the fingers of the butcher-boyAnd every one in town, I feel sorry for the penny,And I say it is too bad—Dont you think the little penny must be sad ? Then I rub it on the carpetWith all my main and might, Till it gets all warm and shiny,And…

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