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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 164

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ny cat onthe block, bar none. But there! let s have •] MY LITTLE JIM CROW. 151 done with Misery (would we could!); it s ofJim Crow I would speak. When he became a member of our householdhe had a limited wardrobe and absolutely nomanners, so I proceeded to add something tohis outfit in both… … confess. For instance, while I would be tryingto explain to him those laws of politeness whichrule the actions of little gentlemen, Jim Crow,with his eyes fixed solemnly on my face, wouldlean his elbows on my knees, and kick himselfin the rear with a vigor and rapidity truly sur-prising. On one of…

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