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Page 19
... young men and some boys , who appeared to have come in from their work , and who were lounging on one side of the immense open chimney . " Why , bless your heart ! yes I shall ; don't you fret yourself : I'll give you as good a bed as ...
... young men and some boys , who appeared to have come in from their work , and who were lounging on one side of the immense open chimney . " Why , bless your heart ! yes I shall ; don't you fret yourself : I'll give you as good a bed as ...
Page 26
... young lady speaking with enthusiastic admiration of our Indian names , and quoting Ypsilanti as a specimen . But I was not fortunate in my choice ; for to each of the few which I could recollect , Mr. Mazard found some insuperable ...
... young lady speaking with enthusiastic admiration of our Indian names , and quoting Ypsilanti as a specimen . But I was not fortunate in my choice ; for to each of the few which I could recollect , Mr. Mazard found some insuperable ...
Page 28
... young lady was placing some cups and plates in a pyramidal pile on the cupboard shelf , when the mother , after taking my bonnet with grave courtesy , said something , of which I could only distinguish the words " slick up . " She soon ...
... young lady was placing some cups and plates in a pyramidal pile on the cupboard shelf , when the mother , after taking my bonnet with grave courtesy , said something , of which I could only distinguish the words " slick up . " She soon ...
Page 29
... young lady vanished- re - appeared in a scarlet circassian dress , and more combs in her hair than would dress a belle for the court - of St. James ; and forthwith both mother and daughter proceeded to set the table for dinner . The hot ...
... young lady vanished- re - appeared in a scarlet circassian dress , and more combs in her hair than would dress a belle for the court - of St. James ; and forthwith both mother and daughter proceeded to set the table for dinner . The hot ...
Page 49
... young ladies , who never were hungry , and their papas , who could never be satisfied , and their brothers , who could not get any thing fit to eat ; the crimson - faced célibataire , who always ate ex- actly three eggs , and three ...
... young ladies , who never were hungry , and their papas , who could never be satisfied , and their brothers , who could not get any thing fit to eat ; the crimson - faced célibataire , who always ate ex- actly three eggs , and three ...
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