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Locke, David Ross, 1833-1888 [1872], The struggles (social, financial and political) of Petroleum V. Nasby... embracing his trials and troubles, ups and downs, rejoicings and wailings; likewise his views of men and things; together with the lectures Cussed be Canaan, The struggles of a conservative with the woman question, and In search of the man of sin. With an introduction by Hon. Charles Sumner. Illustrated by Thomas Nast... (I. N. Richardson and Company, Boston) [word count] [eaf635T]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
Ohio, Ablishn! Pennsylvany, Ablishn! Noo Jersey, not eggsackly Ablishn, but approachin thereunto. Sich is the encouragin news I read in the newspapers this The pure Dimokrasy, probably, will carry Noo York; but of Last week I wuz invited into a county in Noo York, to address “Well,” sez I, “wat is it?” rather angrily, for when I git “Why,” sed he, “our constooshn allows a nigger who hez “They're a d—d site better off than most uv us white Dimekrats “Stop,” whispered the cheerman; “our platform indorses
“Thunder!” remarked I, droppin President Johnson, and “Good God!” sez the cheerman, “stop! Our platform indorses I sed nothin this time, but commenst denouncin the debt. “Hold!” sed the cheerman; “easy — our platform backs up “Well, then,” sed I, in a rage, “why in blazes didn't yoo send Time wuz when wun speech wood do a man all over the But, ez I wuz a sayin, we are beat agin, and beat badly — We may recover from this backset, but I hev my fears. The Be it ez it may, it makes but little difference to me. A few
“So, let the wide world wag ez it will,” I'll keep on the even tenor uv my way, takin my nips ez oftenez I kin find a confidin sole who hez more money than discreshun. Petroleum V. Nasby, Lait Paster uv the Church uv the Noo Dispensashun.
Locke, David Ross, 1833-1888 [1872], The struggles (social, financial and political) of Petroleum V. Nasby... embracing his trials and troubles, ups and downs, rejoicings and wailings; likewise his views of men and things; together with the lectures Cussed be Canaan, The struggles of a conservative with the woman question, and In search of the man of sin. With an introduction by Hon. Charles Sumner. Illustrated by Thomas Nast... (I. N. Richardson and Company, Boston) [word count] [eaf635T]. |