Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 271
e stranger gave a loud snort or bark anddisappeared, while Dick beat a hasty retreat tothe beach and for a long time could not beinduced to swim out from shore. The strangehead belonged to a sea lion that was making itsdaily tour along the shore of the island in searchof food—an unusual sight to… … in all her experience had she trimmed such a tree as this. And she had trimmed many. Well, sah! no one nebber made Christmas trees outn umberells in my time, said AuntMandy, but them chilluns boun to habsumpin to hang dey praisents on, an dat shoam jes a hifalutintree! She stood withher hands on…
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