Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 114
thatother inevitable ele-ment of summer, thethunder-storm. Though despised bysome, taken as an an-noying necessity byothers, it is.neverthe-less dear to me. It isgreat fun to be caughtway off in the countryin a thunder-storm. I hie me with all speed to a tree, assome means of shelter, telling… … after the rain ! How cool ! How refreshing ! I joyfullyrun home, strip off my drenched clothes, and take a de-lightful plunge in the pool. I, at least, can appreciate athunder-storm. Of course one can have these pleasures to a certain ex-tent in autumn, but not in the rich abundance which alonewill…
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