Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 297
In a wee little house,—but oh, so tall,-Little Man Mercury lives on the wall.Up and down, down and up His big ladder he goes,To tell us the weather. Which only he knows.When its hot he climbs up To the very tip top.But the cold makes him shiver,And down he will drop. I am made all of bristles, just… … My work is to travel through your hair.And chase out the tangles hiding there;Sometimes when they stick very tight,I have to pull with all my might.And then the children cry out Oh!But I dont mean to hurt, you know. Why they call me a horn, I do not know!I certainly never was meant to blow.I am…
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