Peculiar: A Tale of the Great TransitionCarleton, 1864 - 500 páginas |
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... and by hard scratching managed to pay the taxes on it . In ten years the city had crept up so near to his dirty acres that he sold half of them for a hundred thousand dollars , and became all at once a rich man A GLANCE IN THE MIRROR . 3.
... and by hard scratching managed to pay the taxes on it . In ten years the city had crept up so near to his dirty acres that he sold half of them for a hundred thousand dollars , and became all at once a rich man A GLANCE IN THE MIRROR . 3.
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... thousand dollars on the wedding - day . He forthwith re- lieved himself of fifteen hundred in the purchase of a " new patent - spring phaeton " and span . " A great bargain , sir ; splendid creatures ; spirited , but gentle ; a woman ...
... thousand dollars on the wedding - day . He forthwith re- lieved himself of fifteen hundred in the purchase of a " new patent - spring phaeton " and span . " A great bargain , sir ; splendid creatures ; spirited , but gentle ; a woman ...
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... thousand dollars or so as a loan . Pompilard , in order not to hurt the negro's feelings , would take it and pretend to use it ; but it would be always put securely aside , out of his reach , or deposited in some bank to Toussaint's ...
... thousand dollars or so as a loan . Pompilard , in order not to hurt the negro's feelings , would take it and pretend to use it ; but it would be always put securely aside , out of his reach , or deposited in some bank to Toussaint's ...
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... thousands of intelligent persons in the United States who will testify to the fact of spirit touch . The writer has on several occasions felt , though he has not seen , a live hand , guided by intelligence , that he was fully convinced ...
... thousands of intelligent persons in the United States who will testify to the fact of spirit touch . The writer has on several occasions felt , though he has not seen , a live hand , guided by intelligence , that he was fully convinced ...
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... thousand dollar mortgage for me ? " 66 " But that's a very large sum . " " Another reason why I want it , " returned Pompilard . Supposing the security were satisfactory , what bonus should you require for getting me the money ? Please ...
... thousand dollar mortgage for me ? " 66 " But that's a very large sum . " " Another reason why I want it , " returned Pompilard . Supposing the security were satisfactory , what bonus should you require for getting me the money ? Please ...
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Abolitionism Abolitionist arms Artful Dodger asked Aylesford barouche beautiful believe Berwick Berwick family Blake called Captain carriage Charles Charlton child Clara Colonel Delancy Hyde Colonel Hyde colored cried cui bono damned Yankee dear door dress drew Esha Estelle exclaimed eyes face father gentleman Gentry girl give hair hand heard heart hour hunderd hundred dollars Josephine Kenrick kiss Kunnle Laura letter look Madame Volney Maloney Massa minutes mother mulatto negro never nigger Number once Onslow Orleans passed Pat Maloney Peek Perdita person pocket Pompilard Pontiac poor quadroon Quattles Ratcliff replied returned Ripper Robson seemed Semmes slave slavery soon Street suddenly tell thar there's thought thousand dollars tion told took Toussaint Vance walked wife Wigman window Winslow woman words wounded Yankee
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