Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 299
BY S. VIRGINIA LEVIS Oh ! such mysterious goings-on—such piles of bright red paper; The Elves are in the strangest mood—just see them how they caper, As with their tiny shears they cut the paper into strips! Just watch that sprite! What is it in the paper that he slips ? T is powder ! Now the Elves…
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