Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 705
ng right in the front hall,And no one seemed to need it then.It dicl nt look like rain a bit,So I just thought I d borrow itTo make a tent for circus men. We jammed the handle in the ground,And propped it up with Michaels hoe;Then Tommy tied his flag on that,While I ran off to get the catTo be the… … MOTHERS BEST UMBRELLA 1099 Jack said it could be mended—sure;But, oh, such luck!—the wind blew round,And caught it up, with rip and tear,And sent it flying through the air,Then thumped it, whirling, on the ground! S&s
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