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Page 28
... mother , after taking my bonnet with grave courtesy , said something , of which I could only distinguish the words " slick up . " She soon after disappeared behind one of the white screens I have mentioned , and in an incredibly short ...
... mother , after taking my bonnet with grave courtesy , said something , of which I could only distinguish the words " slick up . " She soon after disappeared behind one of the white screens I have mentioned , and in an incredibly short ...
Page 29
... mother and daughter proceeded to set the table for dinner . The hot bread was cut into huge slices , several bowls of milk were disposed about the board , a pint bowl of yellow pickles , another of apple sauce , and a third containing ...
... mother and daughter proceeded to set the table for dinner . The hot bread was cut into huge slices , several bowls of milk were disposed about the board , a pint bowl of yellow pickles , another of apple sauce , and a third containing ...
Page 34
... mother had begun to hope . This boy had been fishing in the stream which was to make the fortune of Montacute , and in kneeling to search for bait , had roused the snake which bit him just above the knee . The entire limb was ...
... mother had begun to hope . This boy had been fishing in the stream which was to make the fortune of Montacute , and in kneeling to search for bait , had roused the snake which bit him just above the knee . The entire limb was ...
Page 35
... mother did'n't live to bring me up , " she continued , " but a man by the name of Spangler that had no children took me and did for me as if I had been his own ; sent me to school and all . His wife was a real mother to me . She was a ...
... mother did'n't live to bring me up , " she continued , " but a man by the name of Spangler that had no children took me and did for me as if I had been his own ; sent me to school and all . His wife was a real mother to me . She was a ...
Page 36
... mother had what would make her com- fortable , 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 ! She only lived through the summer and ...
... mother had what would make her com- fortable , 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 ! She only lived through the summer and ...
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