America As I Found It
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She had scarcely been persuaded to take a seat, when the old housekeeper introduced herself uninvited. When asked quietly if she want- ed anything, she said it was very cold, she wished to put more wood on the fire. After she had done this, she deliberately drew forward a rocking-chair, established herself in the centre of the hearth, and began to tell me of the ignorance of my young coun- trywoman, who, when she first came, would have 214 THE DOMESTICS.
dined with the colored people if she had... not been there to rescue her from such a disgrace. When asked what harm it would have done her if she had, she seemed to discover that all people from Caledo- nia were alike savage in their ideas, and said, " She was a native American, they all knew better than to associate with such ; keep them at a distance — if you give them an inch, they will take an ell. She had rather eat all her meals standing in her own bed-room all her life than eat with one of them. " " Well, now, that seems strange to me, — cook is dark, every morsel you eat comes through colored hands ; and Ben and Will that wait at table do everything for us, and I don't feel that we get any harm from them.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
She had scarcely been persuaded to take a seat, when the old housekeeper introduced herself uninvited. When asked quietly if she want- ed anything, she said it was very cold, she wished to put more wood on the fire. After she had done this, she deliberately drew forward a rocking-chair, established herself in the centre of the hearth, and began to tell me of the ignorance of my young coun- trywoman, who, when she first came, would have 214 THE DOMESTICS.
dined with the colored people if she had... not been there to rescue her from such a disgrace. When asked what harm it would have done her if she had, she seemed to discover that all people from Caledo- nia were alike savage in their ideas, and said, " She was a native American, they all knew better than to associate with such ; keep them at a distance — if you give them an inch, they will take an ell. She had rather eat all her meals standing in her own bed-room all her life than eat with one of them. " " Well, now, that seems strange to me, — cook is dark, every morsel you eat comes through colored hands ; and Ben and Will that wait at table do everything for us, and I don't feel that we get any harm from them.
What to read after America As I Found It?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Mary Grey Lundie Duncan to read onlineMoreLess
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