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Title: My opinions and Betsy Bobbet's. Designed as a beacon light, to guide women to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but which may be read by members of the sterner sect, without injury to themselves or the book
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Holley, Marietta, 1836-1926
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Publisher: Hartford, Conn. : American Pub. Co., Toledo, O., W. E. Bliss
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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the speaking was foreclosed, or in other words finished,he motioned they should adjourn to the dinner table,as the fair committee had signified by a snowy signalthat fluttered like a dove of promise above waves ofemerald, or in plainer terms by a towel, that dinner wasforthcoming; whereas he motioned that they shouldadjourn sine die to the aforesaid table. Old Mr. Bobbet, and the Editer of the Gimlet sec-onded the motion at the same time. And ShakespeareBobbet wantin to do somethin in a public way, gotup and motioned that they proceed to the table on theusial road , but there wasnt any other way—only towade the creek—that didnt seem to be necessary, butnobody took no notice of it, so it was jest as well. The dinner was good, but there was an awful crowdround the tables, and I was glad I wore my old lawndress, for the children was thick, and so was bread andbutter, and sass of all kinds, and jell tarts And Ihaint no shirk, I jest plunged right into the heat of 5 3 - - H H B - xPIS3
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,ggP •- —-, -. . - v t ~~- & ^ ML &> • , . • , , v -• ;V, •. i <, \ V . =^-_3r.- **. ^- 4vv , \r \ DINNER AND TOAST. 171 the battle, as you may say, wait in on the children, andthe spots on niv dress skirt would have been too muchfor anybody that couldnt count 40. To say nothinabout old Mr. Peedick Bteppin through the backbreadth, and Hetsey Bobbet ketchin holt of mo, andrippin it oil the waist as much as 1-2 a yard. Andthen a burse started up behind the widder Tubbs, as Iwas budiif down in front of her to iret Bomethin out o of a basket, and she weighin above 200, was precipi-tated onto my straw bonnet, jammin it down almostas ilat as it was before it was braided. I came offpretty well in other respects, only about two yards ofthe run1 in of my black silk cape was tore by two boyswho irot to fiiditin behind me, and bein blind with ^j CD / rage tore it off, thinkin they had got holt of eachothers hair. Tkore was a consideral >le number oftoasts dr

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