Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 304
wsof country vehicles stand outside, and crowds ofwaiting people on the platform. Bundles aregathered up, hats put on, shoes fastened, pinsadjusted, strings tied, and the motley processionforms. They march out of the car, and thenbegins a curious scene. A sort of friendly scrambletakes place, and… … many pinchedstomachs arecomforted be-fore the basketsare empty andthe train goeson its way. A few milesfurther, and an-other kind-hearted party boards the train. Thistime it is flowers, and each child is made abso-lutely blessed by a bouquet,—a real, sweet-smell-ing bunch of country…
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