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Page 14
... perhaps very judiciously chosen ; —at least we have since thought so . It was a light high - hung carriage - of the de- scription commonly known as a buggy or shan- drydan - names of which I would be glad to learn the etymology . I ...
... perhaps very judiciously chosen ; —at least we have since thought so . It was a light high - hung carriage - of the de- scription commonly known as a buggy or shan- drydan - names of which I would be glad to learn the etymology . I ...
Page 25
... perhaps twenty - five hundred dollars at the utmost . The tavern , a cheap building of moderate size , built on the most popular plan , and connected with a store , just large enough for the infant needs of the village , reserving our ...
... perhaps twenty - five hundred dollars at the utmost . The tavern , a cheap building of moderate size , built on the most popular plan , and connected with a store , just large enough for the infant needs of the village , reserving our ...
Page 60
... so entirely convinced of its value , that he could vouch on his own personal respec- tability , for the truth of every statement . He must be able to exhibit certificates from - no matter whom - Tom - a - Nokes perhaps - 60 A NEW HOME ,
... so entirely convinced of its value , that he could vouch on his own personal respec- tability , for the truth of every statement . He must be able to exhibit certificates from - no matter whom - Tom - a - Nokes perhaps - 60 A NEW HOME ,
Page 61
... perhaps - but " re- siding on the spot " —and he must find men of straw to lead the first bids . And when all this had been attended to , it must have required . some nerve to carry the matter through ; to stand by , while the poor ...
... perhaps - but " re- siding on the spot " —and he must find men of straw to lead the first bids . And when all this had been attended to , it must have required . some nerve to carry the matter through ; to stand by , while the poor ...
Page 75
... perhaps , or " because our folks have been sick , and want a little money to pay the doctor , " or for some such special reason ; but never as a regular calling , or with an acknow- ledgment of inferior station . This state of things ...
... perhaps , or " because our folks have been sick , and want a little money to pay the doctor , " or for some such special reason ; but never as a regular calling , or with an acknow- ledgment of inferior station . This state of things ...
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