like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint. "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir

she assured me that she was an old maid; that no man, even if one of the best preachers in the Lord's church, should be her master. She said that she had married one man on trial, but that, after living with her a year or more, he had robbed her of a silver piece and run away; and now she was going to teach her daughter nev

n. "Yas, sah, an' you got ter take

at, buttoned below, but opened out wide at the breast. The ends of his grayish mustache were slightly twisted, and on his chin was a "dab" of whiskers. He appeared to be proud of his bearing, and proud

a slight bow and with a slow motion made with his hat,

answered, w

you, your n

?" His voice conveyed a sense of injury that

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leasure of introducing m

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e touched his "dab"

r servi

e sat down. "I have h

nate a great many reformatory measures, some of

e man who whipp

on should prove satisfactory, to take charge of a young ladies' school. But on the day before the examination took place Mr. Patton took it into his head to walk over me. He didn't, and, sir, without any examination at all, the good people gave me the male academy. The trustees (most

der lasting oblig

ways do when a man has entertained me, I hope to be able to do something for him. And, Sir, while the opportunity was brought about by a s

have I b

you. You are to remain until you feel

ny peopl

rt, but they are being cared for. Our city is making great strides, but we have no hospital as yet

our compa

others escaped with slight injuries. Mr. Culpepper called to see you, but you were asleep at the time. And the old pilot, who es

uld like to ask, about the big

in his behalf. Most of the councilmen condemned the petition as a piece of impudence, but I was a member at the time, and I looked on it with favor, Sir. My enemies said that I was bidding for the negro vote. I raised money enough to send Washington to the Fisk University, and I can say with truth that I have never regretted the step,

er the prospect of being compelled to submit to a torture administered by a Mrs. Estell. I could put up with the read