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... wood , and not so easy to break . It is shaped something like a short , straight - necked winter squash ; a calabash is a large kind of gourd . On the banks of the Mississippi , the negroes stick up long poles , with calabashes on the ...
... wood , and not so easy to break . It is shaped something like a short , straight - necked winter squash ; a calabash is a large kind of gourd . On the banks of the Mississippi , the negroes stick up long poles , with calabashes on the ...
Page 64
... wood , where he could easily hide himself , for a little grove . When the villagers saw his mistake , they immediately took steps to surround the grove . The number of the inhabitants was small ; so they summoned all the women and chil ...
... wood , where he could easily hide himself , for a little grove . When the villagers saw his mistake , they immediately took steps to surround the grove . The number of the inhabitants was small ; so they summoned all the women and chil ...
Page 65
... wood , where they were at pasture . There were many fallen trees , as is often the case in our wild woods ; and the child amused herself by climbing over the trunks . Now , one of the black - looking logs was a large bear that was lying ...
... wood , where they were at pasture . There were many fallen trees , as is often the case in our wild woods ; and the child amused herself by climbing over the trunks . Now , one of the black - looking logs was a large bear that was lying ...
Page 66
... wood , when the bear ran back to his own home . The gentleman who told us this story said he had seen the little girl , and that she had never quite recovered from the effect of the horrid squeeze of the grim old bear , but still ...
... wood , when the bear ran back to his own home . The gentleman who told us this story said he had seen the little girl , and that she had never quite recovered from the effect of the horrid squeeze of the grim old bear , but still ...
Page 71
... wood pipe , and sipping coffee , which was poured out for him by a slave ; and occasionally he stroked his beard with great satisfaction . In short , it was evi- dent that he felt quite pleasantly . This was the best time of day for ...
... wood pipe , and sipping coffee , which was poured out for him by a slave ; and occasionally he stroked his beard with great satisfaction . In short , it was evi- dent that he felt quite pleasantly . This was the best time of day for ...
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