Elsie's Vacation and After EventsDodd, Mead,, 1891 - 292 стор. When the family returns home from their journey in the Dolphin, they learn Grandma Elsie is ill and must have surgery. Elsie and her family put their trust in God to help them endure the hardship and uncertainty of her future. To aid her recovery, Elsie chooses to recuperate at Viamede, her family's Louisiana home. |
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... reached the Dolphin's deck and they found a luxurious re- past ready for them to partake of by the time outdoor garments could be laid aside and wind- tossed hair restored to order . The captain missed the bright face of his first- born ...
... reached the Dolphin's deck and they found a luxurious re- past ready for them to partake of by the time outdoor garments could be laid aside and wind- tossed hair restored to order . The captain missed the bright face of his first- born ...
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... reached there before the arrival of Colo- nel Woodford - who , with a hundred Culpepper men , had been sent to protect the people of Hampton - and sent armed men in boats to burn the town , protecting them by a furious can- nonade from ...
... reached there before the arrival of Colo- nel Woodford - who , with a hundred Culpepper men , had been sent to protect the people of Hampton - and sent armed men in boats to burn the town , protecting them by a furious can- nonade from ...
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... reached Hampton about daybreak of the succeeding morning . At sunrise they saw the hostile fleet approaching ; it came so near as to be within rifle shot , and Woodford bade his men fire with caution , tak- ing sure aim . They obeyed ...
... reached Hampton about daybreak of the succeeding morning . At sunrise they saw the hostile fleet approaching ; it came so near as to be within rifle shot , and Woodford bade his men fire with caution , tak- ing sure aim . They obeyed ...
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... reached rising ground and halted for breakfast before the Americans discovered them . When that happened Ser- geant Parker , with a field - piece and a few picked men , went to the assistance of Captain Servant and his rifle company ...
... reached rising ground and halted for breakfast before the Americans discovered them . When that happened Ser- geant Parker , with a field - piece and a few picked men , went to the assistance of Captain Servant and his rifle company ...
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... man was to be seen . " But as they reached it , and were about to climb the ramparts to plant their flag there , a sudden and galling fire of musketry and grape < shot poured out upon them from a half - masked 42 ELSIE'S VACATION .
... man was to be seen . " But as they reached it , and were about to climb the ramparts to plant their flag there , a sudden and galling fire of musketry and grape < shot poured out upon them from a half - masked 42 ELSIE'S VACATION .
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