Ole Mars' an' Ole Miss

Ole Mars an' Ole Miss

My subjects are all typical Eastern-Shore-of-Maryland darkies, some of whom had erligion, longed ter de Babtis chuch an wuz monstus pious. Others danced, sang, played the banjo, fiddled, fished and frolicked in Talbot County Befo de Wah. Their smiling, shining, happy faces can be fully appreciated only by those who played with them, heard them sing, preach and pray, and had among them Mammies. MISS SANSON IN THE SADDLE. Otwell was originally an estate of some 2,000 acres, situated on a beautiful peninsula, the land rich and productive, and the forest would have charmed Silvanus. Here and there on the shores of the inlets grew majestic oaks, black walnut, and immemorial elms. The peach, pear, apricot, fig and other fruit trees flourished, and would have charmed Eve, and the Cart House apples, Adam. The forest was entirely of lofty pinesmany of the trees so large that one tree made a canoe; they were made and used principally by the servants and were in evidence almost everywhere. The forest had very little undergrowth; the ground was carpeted and cushioned with pine fallings, and the huntsmen were delighted when reynard was started there. The murmuring of the wind in the lofty pine tops, the tongueing of the hounds like sweet bells jangled out of tune, delighted the hearts of the Tilghmans, Chamberlains, Dickinsons, Tripps, Robins, Lloyds and many others that followed the hounds, horsemen of the first-flight type. The hunt over, there was The feast of reason and the flow of soul. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 60807
Author: Goldsborough, Edmund K.
Release Date: Nov 29, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English