Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 168
and restore the excess, as it is tofollow him when he puts in too little. If this isnot the meaning of exact, then the company ismore anxious to make money than to do justice.I do not suppose this is so, but there is one sus-picious thing about a horse-car. The floor is some-times a grating, and… … This plan of a double floor is adopted in theUnited States Mint, and the sweepings of thegold amount to a considerable sum. I wonder ifthe sweepings of the horse-cars go to the driver,,or if the companycollect them inaorder to put themin the nearest poor-box. The car inwhich I had tak-en passage…
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