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Behind tlie Scenes. 223 ever here before. She came in an open carriage, with a black woman for an attendant." " It may be the wife of one of Johnson's new secretaries. Do go down, Mrs. Keckley," exclaimed my work-girls in a chorus. I went below, and on entering the parlor, a plainly dressed lady rose to her feet, and asked : " Is this the dressmaker ?" " Yes, I am a dressmaker." " Mrs. Keckley ? " "Yes." " Mrs. Lincoln's former dressmaker, were you not ?" " Yes, I worked for Mrs. Lincoln." " Are you very busy now ?" " Very, indeed." " Can you do anything for me ?" " That depends upon what is to be done, and when it is to be done." " Well, say one dress now, and several others a few weeks later."
Title | Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House |
Creator | Keckley, Elizabeth |
Publisher | G.W. Carleton & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | 1868 |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000228 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | Behind tlie Scenes. 223 ever here before. She came in an open carriage, with a black woman for an attendant." " It may be the wife of one of Johnson's new secretaries. Do go down, Mrs. Keckley," exclaimed my work-girls in a chorus. I went below, and on entering the parlor, a plainly dressed lady rose to her feet, and asked : " Is this the dressmaker ?" " Yes, I am a dressmaker." " Mrs. Keckley ? " "Yes." " Mrs. Lincoln's former dressmaker, were you not ?" " Yes, I worked for Mrs. Lincoln." " Are you very busy now ?" " Very, indeed." " Can you do anything for me ?" " That depends upon what is to be done, and when it is to be done." " Well, say one dress now, and several others a few weeks later." |
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