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These principles were more fully acted upon in the North than in the South, but they existed everywhere. See Pitkin's History, p. 35. See the History of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, by Hutchinson, vol. i., p. 9. See Pitkin's History, pp. 42, 47.
Pitkin's establishment. This did not yield him unalloyed satisfaction, for he was sure that it would be made unpleasant for him by Mr. Pitkin. Still he would accept it, and meet disagreeable things as well as he could. By this time they had reached the Astor House. Phil jumped out first, and assisted Mr. Carter to descend. He took Mr. Carter's hand-bag, and followed him into the hotel. Mr.
It was plain that Pitkin's visit had no business significance; he was not the sort of man to play a maiden race, and after a few bantering remarks addressed to old Gabe he drifted back into the betting ring, where he made a casual note of the fact that on most of the slates General Duval was quoted at 40 to 1. "Anybody betting on the nigger's skate?" asked Pitkin of a black man whom he knew.
Carter selected the second floor for his own use; a good-sized room on the third was assigned to Philip, and Mrs. Forbush was told to select such rooms for Julia and herself as she desired. "This is much finer than Mrs. Pitkin's house," said Philip. "Yes, it is." "She will be jealous when she hears of it." "No doubt. That is precisely what I desire.
The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil. She was a reader and a thinker, keenly appreciative in intellectual regions. The literature of that day in New England was sparse; but whatever there was, whether in this country or in England, that was noteworthy, was matter of keen interest, and Mrs. Pitkin's small library was very dear to her.
I happened to be at the pier I went down to see if I could get a job at smashing baggage when I saw him walking down the gang-plank." "Has he gone to his old quarters at Mr. Pitkin's?" "No; what I told about the way they treated you and me made him angry, and he drove to the Astor House. I have a room there, too, and am to act as his private secretary."
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