Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 26
arded off manya maternal castigation, and meeklyallowed all of us to pile on herback, to sop her scanty front hairwith water, twist it into curls and frizzles and comb it to death,while she, poor soul! was nodding from sheer exhaustion, and en-during these indignities without a murmur. And what did… … 22 RECOLLECTIONS OF AUTON HOUSE. If she ever had a lover we children must have frightened himaway. She had a brother Ellerey, who was a truckman, and asister-in-law with one little stiff arm, whom she called Ruby, andAnna Maria, her niece, who was pretty, and had weak eyes, anda pair of prunella…
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