Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 328
here;And the toys and parcels were taken, too;They were all for them,—it was really true !But it seemed tothe boy That the ladys face, as she left the hallAnd smiled upon him, was best of all. You must nt thank me, she whispered low: I am glad I came.I do it at Christmas-time, you know,For my baby… … He stood on the curb and watched her go, Did the little boy.The men passed by, and the women too;The banana man, and policeman blue;And nobody cared —for nobody knew —That the little boys dreams had all come true!It was Christmas Eve, with so much to do! TEAM-MATES BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR Author of…
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