Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 172
tily stepped to the door of thereception-room. A sedan was a covered chair forcarrying a single person, borne on poles in the handsof two men, usually negroes. The dinner consistedof four courses, with abundance of wine. The healthof every guest at table had to be drunk separately,at least once… … carried a snuff-box, and the act of offering andreceiving a pinch of snuff was performed withprofound ceremony. IJancing was a favor-ite amusement in allparts of the country.General Greene tellsus that, on a certainoccasion,GeorgeWash-ington danced for threehours without once sit-ting down. No…
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