Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 480
ly downright quick, pick up de little red stick, an packit back to her nest, an tuck it unneath herwings wid de eggs. fat worm for her, dest bout skeerd outn hiswits when he see her shoot up in de air, widegg-shells all bout her, an fall down a-hollerin.De little boy laugh; but t aint no… … De little boy what brung hit dar, he watch.Now he holler to he mammy in de house, Oh,ma! De bird carry off my fire-cracker — an hita-burnin! What you reckon hit gwine to doto her ? Nobody did nt have long to wait to find outwhat dis-hyer last cheap business gwine do forMiz. Sparrer. She dest bout…
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