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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 5. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Tales and Sketches (search)
ave I not seen it peering out from under a blanket, as that of a poor Penobscot Indian, who had lost the use of his hands while trapping on the Madawaska? Is it not the face of the forlorn father of six small children, whom the marcury doctors had pisened and crippled? Did it not belong to that down-East unfortunate who had been out to the Genesee country and got the fevern-nager, and whose hand shook so pitifully when held out to receive my poor gift? The same, under all disguises,— Stephen Leathers, of Barrington,—him, and none other! Let me conjure him into his own likeness— Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington? Oh, well, I thought I knew ye, he answers, not the least disconcerted. How do you do? and how's your folks? All well, I hope. I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose. I thought I'd just start him for'ard a little. It seemed a marcy to do it. Well and shiftily answere<