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Page 50
He stood with his arms folded across his broad chest and his eye fixed upon a
beautiful girl at his side . The captive spoke not . A pair of handcuffs were on his
wrists , and the chains came almost to the ground ; but slavery and chains could
not ...
He stood with his arms folded across his broad chest and his eye fixed upon a
beautiful girl at his side . The captive spoke not . A pair of handcuffs were on his
wrists , and the chains came almost to the ground ; but slavery and chains could
not ...
Page 67
temperament best adapted to the practice of demonology In the family of Samuel
Parris , his daughter , a child of nine years , and his niece , a girl of less than
twelve , began to have strange caprices . During such a state of affairs the pastor
...
temperament best adapted to the practice of demonology In the family of Samuel
Parris , his daughter , a child of nine years , and his niece , a girl of less than
twelve , began to have strange caprices . During such a state of affairs the pastor
...
Page 68
If ever there was a witch on earth , she was one , and as she crouched in one
corner , smoking her clay pipe , her eyes closed , telling her weird stories to the
girls , no one can wonder that they were strangely affected . “ Now , chillun , lem
me ...
If ever there was a witch on earth , she was one , and as she crouched in one
corner , smoking her clay pipe , her eyes closed , telling her weird stories to the
girls , no one can wonder that they were strangely affected . “ Now , chillun , lem
me ...
Page 69
... noise like er gun , an ' dey see er cloud erbove de churn . Bye um bye , dat
cloud turned ter er woman's head an ' et war an ole woman wat lib in der
neighborhood and war called a witch . " “ Is that true , Tituba ? ” asked one of the
little girls .
... noise like er gun , an ' dey see er cloud erbove de churn . Bye um bye , dat
cloud turned ter er woman's head an ' et war an ole woman wat lib in der
neighborhood and war called a witch . " “ Is that true , Tituba ? ” asked one of the
little girls .
Page 72
... up and heads down . The negro clapped his hands , patted his foot on the floor
and cried aloud : “ Doan yer see um , Marster ? doan yer see um , chillun ? " One
little girl , who fixed her eyes on a certain dark corner of the room , thought ...
... up and heads down . The negro clapped his hands , patted his foot on the floor
and cried aloud : “ Doan yer see um , Marster ? doan yer see um , chillun ? " One
little girl , who fixed her eyes on a certain dark corner of the room , thought ...
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| Title | Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 7 Columbian Historical Novels, John Roy Musick |
| Author | John Roy Musick |
| Publisher | R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2015 |
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