True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 86
he year when theirfather came to see how much money they had made, lo ! hewas surprised to behold that they had sold almost everythingin their store, and that they had very little money, and what PATRICK HENITC 87 they had charged up to the neighbors, if all collected, wouldnot leave one half so… … OFTEN AT THE COUNTRY PARTIES HE PLaYED THE FIDDLE FOR MANY A JOLLY OLD VIRGINIA REEL. other stores where they would have nothing to do with themanagement. But while the money had been wasted, Patricks 88 PATRICK HENRY time had not been wasted. His store was one of the mostpopular places in the…
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