Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 382
nnon crackers, middle-sized crackers, and babycrackers had roared, banged, or popped since daybreak.But the lure of breakfast had called the boys from theircelebration for a short time. As we boys were rather small to be trusted with bigfire-crackers (it being several years ago), we stayedon the… … VISITORS. BY ANNE GARRETT, AGE 15. (SILVER BADGE.) and threw it, Laddie ran to the cracker and seized it,the fuse smoking. Of course, we expected that Laddie,who was happily wagging his tail, would be instantlyblown to atoms. So we commanded him to drop it, buthe only wagged his tail the more.…
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