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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 407

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ards that clearDirections give the engineer—Just where to toot, slow up, or bide,Or where to pull the throttle wide.To some the work was strange and new,But all were there to buckle to,And each was willing to improve,To lend a hand, to shove, or move.A busy half-hours time was spentIn moving wires… … That takes a Brownie unaware, And, though some plans were broken through, No injury befell the crew. T was fortunate no iron span Or wooden bridge was in the plan; A culvert, and a pipe or two To let the water ripple through, Was all they found to cause delay, Except a bed of sand and clay. And, as…

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