Weaver's DaughterIn 1791 after her family's journey from Pennsylvania, ten-year-old Lizzie suffers from the disease of asthma in her new home in the Southwest Territory (present-day Tennessee). |
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... Charleston , you know . ' Tis custom there . " Hezzy took over the tea making . Ma sat stiff and upright like our visitor . Nan and I looked at each other . Several times Miss Sarah seemed about to speak , but she did not . The silence ...
... Charleston , you know . ' Tis custom there . " Hezzy took over the tea making . Ma sat stiff and upright like our visitor . Nan and I looked at each other . Several times Miss Sarah seemed about to speak , but she did not . The silence ...
Page 122
... Charleston , " she said . Nan looked up over her shirt . " Tell us a story , " she said . Since Christmas Nan wanted everything to be a story . Miss Sarah smiled . " " Tis on the ocean , Charleston , as you must know , and ships come ...
... Charleston , " she said . Nan looked up over her shirt . " Tell us a story , " she said . Since Christmas Nan wanted everything to be a story . Miss Sarah smiled . " " Tis on the ocean , Charleston , as you must know , and ships come ...
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... Charleston you can knit yourself an evening shawl . " William continued to teach me in the eve- nings as well . He read Bible verses to me and made me read them back to him . Soon the words began to make sense . As we bounced closer to ...
... Charleston you can knit yourself an evening shawl . " William continued to teach me in the eve- nings as well . He read Bible verses to me and made me read them back to him . Soon the words began to make sense . As we bounced closer to ...
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