Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 535
d ofhis capture and how he sacrificed his life for hiscountry, no one felt his loss more deeply than thekind-hearted Washington. During the campaigns, numerous instances aretold of his notice of, and kindness to, children,sometimes very little ones. Mrs. Bowers, an oldlady of Cooperstown, New York,… … SHE WAS TAKEN UP ON THE GENERALS KNEE. descend to amuse a little child. When her motherleft the room for a few minutes, she was takenup on the generals knee and trotted as he sangthe ludicrous rhyme: There was an old, old man and an old, old woman ; They lived in a vinegar bottle together.Shelterd…
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