The Heart of Old Hickory: And Other Stories of TennesseeArena Publishing Company, 1895 - 204 páginas For contents, see Author Catalog. |
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The Heart of Old Hickory: And Other Stories of Tennessee Will Allen Dromgoole Visualização completa - 1895 |
The Heart of Old Hickory: And Other Stories of Tennessee Will Allen Dromgoole Visualização completa - 1895 |
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Página 208 - Inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of these, ye did it unto me ' ? Christians are those who have Christ's spirit, as I think, and sacrifice themselves to save others.
Página 18 - Nasby up an' got parelized, an' w'an't no 'count ter nobody, let 'lone ter the State. ' A dead expense,' the ward'n said. He suffered orful, too, an' so'd his wife. An' one day Skinny said he wuz goin' ter write a pertition an' git all the 'fishuls ter sign it, an' git the Gov'ner ter pard'n ole Nasby out.
Página xi - THE HEART OF OLD HICKORY and Other Stories of Tennessee. By WiLL ALLEN DROMGOOLE. A collection of six short stories by this gifted Southern author. i vol., Tall i6mo, gilt tops . . $1.25 Tennessee has just reason to be proud of the little authoress who has depicted so many phases of humble life within her borders with such fidelity, such delicacy, and such rare pathos and humor. New Holiday Gift Books. THE CITY OF THE CALIPHS. USirO its approaches and environs, and a concise description of Egypt,...
Página 29 - State Bonds " are against the letter and spirit of the Constitution of the United States, which declares, No State shall grant letters of marque and reprisal, coin money, or emit bills of credit. State bonds ! State bonds ! I tell you, friends and fellow-citizens, that is the name of the enemy that is hammering upon that mighty platform upon which all social, political, and financial affairs of the country are founded ; the palladium of our liberties,— the Constitution of the United States.
Página 15 - He wuz a newsboy — till yistiddy. We buried uv him yistiddy." " And this man whom the Banner abuses was Skinny's friend." " Yes. This here wuz Skinny's route. I took it yistiddy. Yer see Skinny didn't have no mammy an' no folks, an' no meat enter his bones, — that's why we all named him Skinny.
Página 206 - Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye did it unto me." He sighed, thinking of the hungry horde, the fainting multitude at the grocery that Christmas eve. His heart had ached for them; he understood so well what it was to be wretched, lonely, hungry. Not one of those he had helped had thanked him, in words ; not one had wished him a Merry Christmas.
Página 24 - An' when they had that ther' las' trial uv ole Bemis, lots o' meanness leaked out ez had been done him, an' it showed ez the pris'ner wa'n't so mightily ter blame atter all. An' lots of folks wuz hopin' the ole man ud be plumb cleared. But the cote said he mus' hang, hang, hang. Did ; an' when it said so the angul fell over in her pappy's arms, an
Página 25 - Gov'ner wouldn't lis'n, till all't once she turned ter him an' sez she, ' Have you got a chile ? ' An' his eyes filt up in a minute, an' sez he, ' One, at Mount Olivet.' That's the graveyard, yer know. Then he called his sec't'ry man, an' whispered ter him. An' the man sez, ' Is it wise ? ' An' then the Gov'ner stood up gran' like, an' sez he, ' Hit's right ; an
Página 22 - An' one cote went dead against him, an' they fetched it ter t'other, ' s'preme ' or ' sperm,' or somethin'. An' the Banner said ' he orter be hung, an' would be if the Guv'ner'd let him.