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... deep in the 6 timbered land ” -as all woods are called in Michigan - was not
without its terrors , owing to the horrible drunkenness of the master of the house ,
whose wife and children were in constant Y fear of their lives , from his insane
fury .
... deep in the 6 timbered land ” -as all woods are called in Michigan - was not
without its terrors , owing to the horrible drunkenness of the master of the house ,
whose wife and children were in constant Y fear of their lives , from his insane
fury .
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The poor wife could not forbear telling me her story — her change of lot - from a
well - stored and comfortable home in Connecticut to this wretched den in the
wilderness - herself and chil , dren worn almost to shadows with the ague , and
her ...
The poor wife could not forbear telling me her story — her change of lot - from a
well - stored and comfortable home in Connecticut to this wretched den in the
wilderness - herself and chil , dren worn almost to shadows with the ague , and
her ...
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His wife was a real mother to me . She was a weakly woman , hardly ever able to
sit up all day . I don't believe she ever spun a hank of yarn in her life ; but she was
a proper nice woman , and Spangler loved her just as well as if she had been ...
His wife was a real mother to me . She was a weakly woman , hardly ever able to
sit up all day . I don't believe she ever spun a hank of yarn in her life ; but she was
a proper nice woman , and Spangler loved her just as well as if she had been ...
Page 32
... but what he found out whether the mother had what would make her
comfortable , and sent whatever was wanted . “ He little thought that baby that he
thought so much on was going to cost him so dear . His wife was never well
again !
... but what he found out whether the mother had what would make her
comfortable , and sent whatever was wanted . “ He little thought that baby that he
thought so much on was going to cost him so dear . His wife was never well
again !
Page 48
A family of tolerably decent appearance inha . bited this forlorn dwelling , a man
and his wife and two young children . They seemed little moved at the ar . rival of
so large a company , but rendered what assistance they could in providing for ...
A family of tolerably decent appearance inha . bited this forlorn dwelling , a man
and his wife and two young children . They seemed little moved at the ar . rival of
so large a company , but rendered what assistance they could in providing for ...
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| Title | A New Home--who'll Follow?: Or, Glimpses of Western Life, Part 33 Novel newspaper |
| Author | Caroline Matilda Kirkland |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | C. S. Francis, 1839 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 337 pages |
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