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Identifier: americanadventure00stre (find matches)
Title: American adventures : a second trip "Abroad at home"
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Street, Julian, 1879-1947
Subjects: Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948
Publisher: New York : The Century Co.
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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andal at St. Petersburg, the flavor of the Earlsretort, as its cooing tones remain with me, wasthis : Wha, honey! What you-all mean hintin raoundbaout St. Petuhsbuhg? I reckon you don know whatyou talkin baout! Ah nevuh was in that taown in allma bon days! What followed I am unable to relate, for the Earlsspeech caused me to become emotional, and my com-panion, after informing me severely that I was makingmyself conspicuous, removed me from the chapel. The auburn goddess was still on duty at the door aswe went out. Advancing, she placed in each of ourhands a quarter. I regret to say that, in my shakenstate, I misinterpreted this action. Oh, no! Please! I protested, fearing that shethought we had not enjoyed the performance, and wastherefore returning our m.oney. Tt really was nt badat all. Y\^t re only going because w^e have an engage-ment. 456 Q n p <; c+ o tro IT) ■-1 ^ « (T) n Tl w ?r n CD tr o i rr i/j 01 i-t ■-i O y (15 0) O 3 paP ^ p^ 5.^ cfl iii.— O 13-
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A MISSISSIPPI TOWN Be quiet! interrupted my companion in a savageundertone, jerking me along by the arm. Its only arebate on the seats! And without allowing me achance to set myself right he dragged me out. 457 M CHAPTER XLII OLD TALES AND A NEW GAME RS. EICHELBERGER supplied us merelywith a place to sleep. For meals she referredus to a lady who lived a few doors up the street.But when in the morning we went, full of hunger and ofhope, to the house of this lady, we were coldly informedthat breakfast was over, and were recommended to theBell Cafe, downtown. My companion and T are not of that robust breedwhich enjoys a bracing walk before its morning coffee,and the fact that the streets of Columbus charmed us,as we now saw them for the first time by daylight, isproof enough of their quality. There is but little appe-tite for beauty in an empty stomach. The streets were splendidly wide, and bordered withfine old trees, and the houses, each in its own lawn, eachwith its vines and shrubs,

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