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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba03newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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was again sentinto lower Maryland to collect evidenceagainst Booth and his accom;)lices. Hewas so far successful as to find the l)oat inwhich Booth and Herold crossed the Poto-mac, and also Booths oj^era-glass, hiddennear Garretts house, both of which hetook with him to Washington. FOUR NEGRO SONGS. BY JOHN CHARLES McNEILL. WITH PICTURES BY E. W. KEMBLE. THE POSSUM AND THE COON. I^F yuh has seed de possum, boss,^j Yuh sho wont trust *im far: -He looks es gentle es Sister Sal When de pahson s a-leadin in prar;En all of er sudden he s up en turnt (When yuh s totin im desso).En fastened is jaws to de calf er yo leg-Den, Sadie, bar de do! Den, Sadie, bar de do\ my gal!0 Sadie, bar de do! S fer me, I d ruther hab de coon, Case he s jis wut he is:He dont hab no dog nosin his ribs Whilst he lay still, lak dis;But all de time, lak Sister Sal When de preachin is over en gone,He s es sassy en mean es a hongry cur A-gwineter bury his bone. Den, Sadie, keep de do, my gal,En be sho to hoT yo own!
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rs FA«TEXBD H JAWH TO I>E fAI-F ER YO* LEG.W4 One day I seed em jine in fight, Lak Sister Sal en me:Lord, boss, hit wus de ongawdlies sight Dat eber dis nigger did see!Brer Possum he lay dar, s if he sleep; Brer Coon he sniff im er lil.En den he snag Brer Possum lak De teeth er yo ol sawmill! 0 Sadie, lock de do, my gal,En prop hit wid er sill! Brer Possum, fer common, dont lose hishead; He kin stan mos any trile;But he thought he us struck by er youngsly coon,^ En e clean fergit to smile.Whoop, boss, yuh oughter been dar yussef When dat possum woke up wide!Hit us wussen Sal, when he made his teeth Some sockets in Brer Coons hide! 0 Sadie, stan agin de do,En pull de string inside! Cyclone.

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