Scribner's Monthly: An Illustrated Magazine for the People, Volume 7Scribner & Company, 1874 |
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Page 13
... thought that in fifty years there would be any negroes in Louisiana . washing for their daily bread . The misery , the despair , in hundreds of cases , is beyond belief . Hosts of lovely plantations now remain entirely deserted ; the ...
... thought that in fifty years there would be any negroes in Louisiana . washing for their daily bread . The misery , the despair , in hundreds of cases , is beyond belief . Hosts of lovely plantations now remain entirely deserted ; the ...
Page 20
... thought , down the lake to the pier where the railroad from New Orleans terminates ; then back again , up the Bayou St. John , until he lands you near the walls of the old Spanish fort ; there you will find , set down upon the site of ...
... thought , down the lake to the pier where the railroad from New Orleans terminates ; then back again , up the Bayou St. John , until he lands you near the walls of the old Spanish fort ; there you will find , set down upon the site of ...
Page 38
... thought , was not in the line of her temperament ; and he had been well enough satisfied without it . Her grace and beauty had charmed his taste , her preference had flattered his pride ; he had looked forward with pleasure to being the ...
... thought , was not in the line of her temperament ; and he had been well enough satisfied without it . Her grace and beauty had charmed his taste , her preference had flattered his pride ; he had looked forward with pleasure to being the ...
Page 39
... thoughts were in her mind when he returned to her , and asked her if , at last , she were ready to name the wedding - day . She looked at him with a curious ex- pression of inquiry , just touched , or at least he thought so , with scorn ...
... thoughts were in her mind when he returned to her , and asked her if , at last , she were ready to name the wedding - day . She looked at him with a curious ex- pression of inquiry , just touched , or at least he thought so , with scorn ...
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... thought he should find her in the door , as he had seen her stand so often , white - robed and fair . But he saw no one when he drew near the house . For the first time he thought , " what , if she were dead ! " and shivered , as he ...
... thought he should find her in the door , as he had seen her stand so often , white - robed and fair . But he saw no one when he drew near the house . For the first time he thought , " what , if she were dead ! " and shivered , as he ...
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