. The brownies through the Union . stWitlun the garments wiapped and crossedAnd gathered to take up the slackThat showed in front and at the back,And at the sides and feet as well,Where cloth in gieat abundance the largest suit on handFell to the smallest in the band,And here and there he d wildly flitTo find a robe of better fit;While others cared not for the , though enveloped to the just as pleased that happy horn-As if it fitted hke a fortimate the Brownie make the most of what they find,And pass along their given way As happily as bees i
. The brownies through the Union . stWitlun the garments wiapped and crossedAnd gathered to take up the slackThat showed in front and at the back,And at the sides and feet as well,Where cloth in gieat abundance the largest suit on handFell to the smallest in the band,And here and there he d wildly flitTo find a robe of better fit;While others cared not for the , though enveloped to the just as pleased that happy horn-As if it fitted hke a fortimate the Brownie make the most of what they find,And pass along their given way As happily as bees in May. Some spent the time they had on hand In learning how to boldly stand And tread the water there with ease, While more it seemed to gi-eatly please To lie and float upon the wave As buoyant as a chip or stave. More dived so deep they biought their head In contact with the oceans bed, And had they not been fitted out To be through life well knocked about. And great mishaps still to survive, Some scarce had left the place 24 THE BROWNIES IN RHODE ISLAND.
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