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218 Behind the Scenes. " Is,there no conveyance from here to Rude's Hill?" I asked. " Yes; the stage returns this evening," answered the landlord. " This evening ! I want to go as soon as possible. I should die if I had to stay all day in this lonely place." A colored man behind the bar, seeing how earnest I was, came forward, and informed me that he would drive me over to General Meem's place in an hour. This was joyful news, and I urged him to get ready to start as soon as possible. While standing in the door of the hotel, im patiently waiting for my colored friend to drive round with his little wagon, a fat old lady waddled across the street and greeted me. " Ain't you Lizzie ? " " Yes," I answered, surprised that she should know my name. " I thought so. They have been expecting you
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 | 00000253 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | 218 Behind the Scenes. " Is,there no conveyance from here to Rude's Hill?" I asked. " Yes; the stage returns this evening," answered the landlord. " This evening ! I want to go as soon as possible. I should die if I had to stay all day in this lonely place." A colored man behind the bar, seeing how earnest I was, came forward, and informed me that he would drive me over to General Meem's place in an hour. This was joyful news, and I urged him to get ready to start as soon as possible. While standing in the door of the hotel, im patiently waiting for my colored friend to drive round with his little wagon, a fat old lady waddled across the street and greeted me. " Ain't you Lizzie ? " " Yes," I answered, surprised that she should know my name. " I thought so. They have been expecting you |
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