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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 337

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254 THE HAPPYCHAPS [Jan., They scrambled in by pairs and dozens,Fathers and mothers and aunts and cousins;Helter-skelter they crowded in,And thus shut out the wars loud din. But in that great big hollow tree, There was nothing to do, and so you see, Each Happychap Took off shoes and cap,And lay… … jHAjtrcis-.N fjADi: THEN GENERAL HAPPYCHAP SPOKE UP LOUD, AND MADE A SPEECH TO THE LISTENING CROWD. The long years into a century rolled,They slept, regardless of heat or cold, They slept away, Till the fateful da>,When Woodchopper Chip came by their way. When his big, sharp ax With resounding…

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