Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 563
-■mmm ONE OF THE MESSENGERS. A mail-bag was carried by T. Terrapin,Made of waterproof stuff without and within:For Tim had to go, As of course you must know,Down under the water in ponds, brooks, and springs,To carry his notes to the queer little thingsWho live in the rushes or hide under… … A MAIL-BAG WAS CARRIEDBY T. TERRAPIN. Hiram Hoppergrass did up his errands as well, And a lot more Skiddoodles came rushing pell-mell ; There were June-bugs and fireflies, bees, beetles,and bats, Katydids, locusts, grubs, gadflies, and gnats,Gay butterflies,And owls with big eyes, And old…
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