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Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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omplexion, which was by nature sallow,had turned to a paleness that was almost gray;his lips had parted, and his black eyes sparkled. Not a word was spoken; and in the stillnessthe girl felt a cold fear of some invisible dangercreeping upon them all. (To be continued.) UMBRELLAS BY MIRIAM S. CLARK People on a rainy dayLook like mushrooms, strange to say,And their round umbrella-topsGleam between the falling drops. Little mushrooms grow in clumpsRound the feet of mossy stumps;Large ones wander up and downThrough the streets of Rainy Town. THE BROWNIES AND THE WATER FAMINE BY PALMER COX The town was much in need of rain,That seemed to linger oer the main,And leave the country, sad to see,With scarcely water for the tea.(And this says naught of bird or beast,Whose sufferings hardly were the least.) That suits the sailor to a T,Providing he can holdhis gripUpon the yard, and keep his ship.The wave no doubt this moment breaksAlong the shores of upper lakes,And in the rivers, known as wide,
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THEY SOON WERE ON THE HOMEWARD TRACK, AND OF SUPPLY THERE WAS NO LACK. The wells were deepened in the hopeOf striking veins of greater scope,And pumps were rattled out of useFor water they could not produce.When Brownies met, as day withdrew,The situation to review,Said one: The land we love so dearIs passing through a test severe.There may be water in the sea Some water may to ocean glide.But let me speak my feelings out:There s not much freshness hereabout;The grass no more is green and good;The forest stands like kindling-wood;A match ignited through mishapMight change the features of the map;And if a chance was ever nighFor work, it looks us in the eye. THE BROWNIES AND THE WATER FAMINE 541 $ZWlmz fca

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