Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 50
ound face and ruddy cheeks,after taking a look, murmured solemnly : his head, and hurled it; and, in the twinkling ofan eye, that comet had passed its perihelion, andshot from the solar system in so long an ellipse thatI fear it will never return. Unfortunately, the flying cart-stake not only… … A COMET, GENTLEMEN—A BLAZING COMET ! That old thing bodes no good to this city. Ah, Professor, said another, your fortune smade for all time. This II be known to fame asthe Great American Comet. I dare say it s as bigas all the comets of the Old World put together. Mr. Wheeler took an unusually…
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