Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 52
d on Toms trail. Hands morewilling never grasped a shovel, warmer hearts neverbeat. Hour after hour passed in steady workbefore they found the earth-roofs, crushed in andevery crevice filled with the cruel snow. While allthe others had gone upon a long hunt, one half-sickman and the woman and child… … THERE WAS NO HOLDING UP AFTER ONCE STARTING standing on a spot of cleared earth near the cabin-door; and tears coursed down grimy faces as hesaid over the broad mound a simple prayer. The weeks rolled on, leaving Tom somethingby which to remember them. There was no loaf-ing about the stove at…
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