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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 454

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excused himselffrom driving, saying he feared he would beheavy for the donkey to pull that long dis-tance. At this the old negro looked absolutelycrestfallen. Oh, Marse Phil, he said, when you was ababby and done got tired, you used ter let OleSolomon carry you pickaback. I m an ole,ole man now,… … IT WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR TO US BOF, SUH. Marse Montgomery he say it wuz mighty fine be a great occasion fo Balaam and me — a victry, suh. I reckon I done seed no sech great honor to us bof, suh. cause for rejoicin sence I wuz wid de udder And Philip Montgomery jumped into that darkies down in…

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