Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 406
uth, for, happy as their life may appear,many are the dangers that lurk in the path ofthese gaily-colored sprites. This fact was brought vividly to my mindone warm afternoon last summer while stroll-ing through a meadow overgrown with flower-ing weeds. As usual in these flower-dottedfields, there… … THE PKISONEE ON THE FTXiWEil flower-head. This butterfly, though apparent-ly alive, seemed in some way fastened to theflower and to be entirely helpless. Puzzled atthis, and interested to learn the meaning ofthe unusual condition, I approached the flowerand, taking the butterfly by the wings,…
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