Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 13R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
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... mother and wife strove bravely to keep up her spirits and repress her tears . " Why are you so reluctant for me to go this one time , Annie ? " he asked . " I have for years been taking this journey , and always came home safely ...
... mother and wife strove bravely to keep up her spirits and repress her tears . " Why are you so reluctant for me to go this one time , Annie ? " he asked . " I have for years been taking this journey , and always came home safely ...
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... mother . He grasped her hand , and , in a voice that was husky , whispered : " Heaven grant that suffering Cuba may yet taste the sweet , health - restoring cup of freedom ! " " Time flies , señor , and you must be far away be- fore the ...
... mother . He grasped her hand , and , in a voice that was husky , whispered : " Heaven grant that suffering Cuba may yet taste the sweet , health - restoring cup of freedom ! " " Time flies , señor , and you must be far away be- fore the ...
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... mother at last awakened in a sort of mental darkness , unable to realize her condition and the calamity that had fallen upon her . She was unwilling to impress the little ones with that awful , crushing sense of despair which weighed ...
... mother at last awakened in a sort of mental darkness , unable to realize her condition and the calamity that had fallen upon her . She was unwilling to impress the little ones with that awful , crushing sense of despair which weighed ...
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... mother lived for her sons - her only hope and joy of her life . Her husband's fate she knew only from faint rumors and suspicions . Despite great wrongs and sorrows , she still struggled on and lived , tho she felt her heart was half ...
... mother lived for her sons - her only hope and joy of her life . Her husband's fate she knew only from faint rumors and suspicions . Despite great wrongs and sorrows , she still struggled on and lived , tho she felt her heart was half ...
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... sorrow as she answered : " It is there , Hernando ; I know it is there . My mother has often told me of that awful day when. " No , SEÑOR , IT CAN NOT BE DONE . " " OH , YE NEEDN'T THINK THAT I'M AFRAID OF. AT SANTIAGO . 111.
... sorrow as she answered : " It is there , Hernando ; I know it is there . My mother has often told me of that awful day when. " No , SEÑOR , IT CAN NOT BE DONE . " " OH , YE NEEDN'T THINK THAT I'M AFRAID OF. AT SANTIAGO . 111.
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