Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 24
ll were doomed to disappointment, for it was not Gad, with the much-desired fruit. It was astranger, who threw himself off his horse and hur-ried up to Mr. Bassett in the yard, with some briefmessage that made the farmer drop his ax and lookso sober that his wife guessed at once some badnews had… … PUSSY SAT DUNKING HER EVES IN THE CHEERFUL GLOW. stopped him as he passed, and told him to tell Mrs.Bassett her mother was failin fast, and she d bet-ter come to-day. He knew no more, and havingdelivered his errand he rode away, saying it lookedlike snow and he must be jogging, or he would ntget…
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