Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 270
welcome sight to my poorold eyes! A CHRISTMAS HIKE 183 Will you kindly give me a friendly lift? I am old and lame, you see,And to pick up and pack these traps again Is a pretty hard task for me;And Ive many a mile to trudge to-nightTo finish my rounds by morning light. Then up the road, with a… … The old man sighed and he shook his headAs he watched the heedless three. T is well to be merry, and young, and strong.But theres something more, said he; And who cares for naught but his selfish ends May one day find that he lacks for friends! But as fast as they picked the parcels upAnd stored…
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