Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 130
to git it all ready n call you jes half-pasttwo. Another of Todds surprises, exclaims Mr.Johnson. Well, my dears, the dinner is here;and we should be very ungrateful not to partake ofit with thanksgiving. What a happy feast it is ! How the laughterand the tears chase each other around the table… … DINNAH IS READY, hearth. A table in the middle of the room isloaded with smoking viands. A smiling coloredwaiter, with napkin on arm, bows politely when thedoor is opened. Ef you please, sah, dinnah is ready, sah ! Whose dinner? demands Mr. Johnson. musingly: Papa, did you really and truly know Mr.…
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