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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 499

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ITH heavy knapsack, day byday, He traveled on the kings highway.This Chapman shrewd, who knew full wellWhat wiles to use his waresto sell. Yet though for trade so keen his sense.Of other things than pounds and penceHe thought; and many a kindness showedThe while he traveledoer the road. When lass… … There was once a lad named Barnaby who hada goose of which he thought as much as mostfolks think of their silver and gold. But thenBarnaby, good lad, was more like himself thanhe was like other folks, as ye shall hear. Barnaby was no fonder of Grizel Goose—forthis was the name that he called her…

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