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... Hay has a noble farm . His cleared and cultivated acres may be counted by hundreds , and his " stock " of all kinds will far outnumber them . A wide tract of forest land hems in his clearing , and this too calls him master . He is wont ...
... Hay has a noble farm . His cleared and cultivated acres may be counted by hundreds , and his " stock " of all kinds will far outnumber them . A wide tract of forest land hems in his clearing , and this too calls him master . He is wont ...
Page 2
... Hay , to be sure , has her tea , but she has it in the after- noon , before the family supper ; and the sugar ... Hay's house is large enough to make a respectable figure any where , though it lacks as yet the beautifying aid of ...
... Hay , to be sure , has her tea , but she has it in the after- noon , before the family supper ; and the sugar ... Hay's house is large enough to make a respectable figure any where , though it lacks as yet the beautifying aid of ...
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... Hay kneading bread or rolling pie - crust , to give her stout handmaid time for some less delicate service ; her daughter Marthy- Ann preparing dinner ; her daughter Sophia- Jane shelling peas ; her daughter Harriet- ' Lizy rocking the ...
... Hay kneading bread or rolling pie - crust , to give her stout handmaid time for some less delicate service ; her daughter Marthy- Ann preparing dinner ; her daughter Sophia- Jane shelling peas ; her daughter Harriet- ' Lizy rocking the ...
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... Hay and Mrs. Hay , and their five daughters , and their " help , " and their three hired men , live well ? One daughter we have not introduced into the kitchen because she was seldom found there . Caroline Hay was delicate from her ...
... Hay and Mrs. Hay , and their five daughters , and their " help , " and their three hired men , live well ? One daughter we have not introduced into the kitchen because she was seldom found there . Caroline Hay was delicate from her ...
Page 6
... Hay should ' stick up , ' " disliked her in proportion . We forgive any thing but " sticking up . " The three hired men are curiosities in their way ; and as I wish to present a sketch of a western settler's home of some dozen years ...
... Hay should ' stick up , ' " disliked her in proportion . We forgive any thing but " sticking up . " The three hired men are curiosities in their way ; and as I wish to present a sketch of a western settler's home of some dozen years ...
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