Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 415
le New-Year, sadly. Why, what did I do on July 4? said Tommy. You tied a fire-cracker to Tobys tail, answered the Little New-Year, witha sigh. And on March 5? 266 FOR VERY LITTLE FOLK You disobeyed your mother. On January i6? You told a wrong story. Tommy hung his head. Cant you brighten up the… … THEY WENT LIKE A PUFF OF THISTLE-DOWN. New-Year carrying him up the stairs, and they went like a puff of thistle-down,until Tommy found himself in bed, with the little boy laughing at the foot. Why do you have so many tucks in your gown, Little New-Year? askedTommy. I grow so fast that I let down…
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