Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 154
had the starriest shine! HoiuStron She was dressed like a bride, though she had nt a groom, But that was a small affair;She d a dress as white as a lily in bloom And a long white veil in her hair. And I took her to sit in the orchard grass For the birds and the bees to see,And I showed her the hole… … And oh—and oh —in the deep, dark night I woke, and I heard the rain !Splash and patter and swish it fell On the roof and the window-pane.And I snuggled down in my warm white bed (For the rain just sang as it fell),Then, all of a sudden, I raised my head And I thought about Rose Ma Belle! Out in the…
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