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Recollections of Auton House .. (1889)

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Co. · leaf 16

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ith and overcome the lacteal ocean poured into it —when Miss Betsey eased up, and my internal revolutions ceased. The deep mahogany cradle in which allthe Auton-babies passed their youngerdays stands out like a telegraph polealong the path of my earliest memory.Oh, that wonderful cradle ! Oh, that… … 12 RECOLLECllONS OF AUTON HOUSE. cook, used to bake for us, and nothing could be richer than that.The hood of that rocking hammock had a graceful slant. Thebrass handles at either end were bright as bright could tfe. Theroof was fastened with brass-headed nails, and the rockers had justthe right…

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