Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 218
d vermilion, Was making up his face. A weary-looking woman, With a smile that still was sweet,Sewed on a little garment, With a cradle at her feet.Pantaloon stood ready and waiting; It was time for the going on, She lifted her baby gently;You II be very careful, dear?: Careful ? You foolish darling… … But the clown in vain searched wildly;The property-baby was gone ! He murmured, impatiently hunting;It s strange that I can not find —There ! I ve looked in every corner; It must have been left behind! The miners were stamping and shouting They were not patient men.The clown bent over the cradle —I…
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