Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 458
stuck the other end ofthe stick into the middle of his back. He was asmoky, vapory sort of being, and it did not seemto make any difference to him whether a stick wasstuck into him or not. Throwing out his legs andarms, he began to revolve with great rapidityaround the stick. He went so fast he… … CUT DOWNTHAT TREE,SHE SAID- head flew off, and fell to the ground at some dis-tance. Then the body stopped whirling. Hello! said the head. Will you pleasepick me up, and put me together ? So the Expectant Heir gathered up the arms,legs, and head. I hope, said he, that I shallbe able to stick you…
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