Red Horse Hill"A somewhat melodramatic account of life in a southern mill town, with emphasis on child labor." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation |
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ain't answered asked Aunt Mandy began better Brattle breath Brue Buck caught chair cheek child child labor dark dear dear Ruth door Dwight Alden eyes face feel Felicia felt flowers gave gaze gesture Ghee glanced hand Harvey head heard heart hint hurried husband instant James Martin Jane Rumbough Joseph Carr keep knew Lady laughed leaned lips Lisshy Lisshy's listen look Maris Alden marriage Martin McGhee mill Misses Timberlake never night once Orbury paused Perhaps Poline poor porte-cochère Red Horse Hill rose Ruth Ruth's seemed shivered Sidon silence Singleterry slowly small face smile sound speak stared stood suddenly sure tell thing thought told took turned village voice wait walked watching Weldon whispered wife Winch window woman words yellow jessamine young young doctor
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Page 211 - Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!
Page 213 - And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.