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Recollections of Auton House (1909)

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 49

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s fingers on the door-panel,which he used for a drum; while still another cut with scissors, fromblack paper, capital likenesses of the company in the shortest possi-ble time. After these harmless performances candles were brought,and we all repaired to the drawing-room to sing psalm tunes,… … ROOMS IN AUTON HOUSE. 45 sociated with my boyhood as was Aunt Moodys stubbed thumb, orDebrahs scanty front hair which we had combed almost out of herhead. The organ had also a crowd of funny ivory stops, labeled Tutti and Ilaut-boy and Reed, which squeaked and talkedto us in a most familiar manner,…

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