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Updated: May 20, 2025

And when he wished to bring Ellen Culpepper to time he would begin in a low terrorful voice, "And I saw the man take a g-r-e-a-t l-o-n-g knife d-r-i-p-p-i-n-g with r-e-d-b-l-o-o-d out of his t-e-e-t-h and go slish, k-slish," but he never got farther than this, for the girl would begin shaking, and if they were alone, would run to him and grab him and put her hand to his mouth to make him stop.

William Allen White - A Certain Rich Man