Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 399
akes one start,The evergreens in bundles allTied up with care for home and hall,Some towering tall, some small in size,But all to give a glad surprise,And bring the clap of childish handAnd wonder at the scene so grand;The pig, presented as a gift,To give some farmer friend a lift,And proving, by… … I9I3-] THE BROWNIES AND THE STALLED TRAIN 255 The broken tackle showing plainTheir elders lessons were in vain. It looked as though whatever grew In Africa, and India, too, In way of reptile, beast, or fowl, Was there to hiss, and scream, and howl,
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