Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 66
A DIFFICULT LANDING ON A CROWDED FIELD J RE WITH CATBIRDS 595 Having only two plates left, we meant to showsomething on foot at the end. There is no doubt about Mother Catbird beinga skilled bird-woman, but there is just one littlestunt she cannot perform—namely, make a per-fect landing on a… … ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN her cargo correctly, it is true, but behold howbadly she bumped the spectators! One more plate—what shall the picture be?I asked. I have it!—this from Pal, after a momentsthought, and with great joyousness. As a per-fectly fitting finale to this memorable series ofwild-life…
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