Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 692
afe and sound, and said to herself: To-morrow morning, when Bobby comes,I 11 give him that Cat and some sugar-plums.And Grandmama smiled, and felt very glad,For Bobby was such a dear little lad. So the Cooky-Cat sat on the shelf for a while.And then Bridget spied it, and said, with a smile: Arrah!… … SHE SET IT UP ON THE PANTRY SHELF. Bridget went to the kitchen, and, meaning no ill, Set the Cooky-Cat down on the low window-sill. And an hour or so later, a tramp, passing by, On that beautiful Cooky-Cat fastened his eye. He looked and he listened, and, hearing no sound, He felt sure he was safe…
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