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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 63

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s only ten weeksold, was put in, and was given a little swingwith some one holding the rope. At about half-past ten the remaining rocksand a few of the sand-bags were removed, thelast words were spoken, and amid hearty cheersfrom the people Professor Blank sailed away inhis big balloon… … Bv Gerrish Eldredge. A QUEER CARRIER WHEN YOU COMETO THINK OF IT. From the days ofthe winged Pegasus,the aspiring horseof Bellerophon, andfrom those of sharp-backed and raw-boned Rosinante,who bore the crazyDon Quixote, downto our own day, the horse has been the animalmost used by man as carrier,…

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