On mountain high and valley low,
And gliding sleigh and jingling bell
Showed folks improved their chances well,
The Brownies planned, with language bold,
A ride across the country cold.
Said one: “No cutter frail and light
Will answer our demands to-night;
We must have something large and strong
To carry all the band along,
And stand the strain of going fast

On wintry roads where drifts are cast.”

Another cried: “I know a place

- Where rests a rig to suit the case;

"T is like a life-boat, long and wide,

In which the sailors brave the tide:

"T will hold us all. I well believe

Full half the band can seats receive,
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