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Samantha in Europe
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“ He riz right up and shook his fist at the man with the nightcap.” (See page 641.)
Samantha
in
Europe
by
Josiah Allen’s Wife
(Marietta Holley)
Illustrated
by
C DeGrimm
Printed in the United States
New York · Funk and Wagnalls Company 1896
London and Toronto
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Copyright, 1895, by
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
Registered at Stationers’ Hall
London, England
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Dedication.
TO THE WEARY TRAVELLER WHO YEARNS TO SEEUNDER STRANGE SKIES THE LIGHT OF THE
OLD HOME FIRE,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY
Samantha and Josiah.
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PREFACE.
Sez Josiah, as he see me writin’ this preface:
“Seems to me, Samantha, you’ve writ enoughprefaces.”
(He wanted me to start the supper; but, goodland! it wuzn’t only half past five, and I had aspring chicken all ready to fry, and my cream biscuitwuz all ready for the oven, on the kitchen table.)
Sez he, “It seems to me you’ve writ enough onem.”
And I sez, “Wall, Josiah, I’d hate to sadden theworld by sayin’ I wouldn’t write any more.”
And he sez, “How do you know it would saddenthe world—how do you know it would?” Andhe continued: “Samantha, I hain’t wanted todampen you, but I have always considered yourwritin’s weak; naterally they would be, bein’ writby a woman; and,” sez he, as he looked longin’lytowards the buttery door and the plump chicken,“a woman’s spear lays in a different direction.”
And I sez, “I thought I’d write some of our adventuresin our trip abroad—that happy time,” sezI, lookin’ inquirin’ly at him.
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“Happy time!” sez he, a-kinder ’nashin’ his teeth—“happy!gracious Heavens! Do you want to