Name: Abijah's Bubble
Author: Francis Hopkinson Smith
ISBN: 4064066104986

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Abijah's Bubble

By Francis Hopkinson Smith 9 Nov, 2020

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Brief Extract: Ezekiel Todd, her dry, tight-fisted, lean father, had named her, bawling it out so loud that the more suitable, certainly the more euphonious, “Evangeline,” proffered in a timid whisper by her faded and somewhat romantic mother, wa ... Read more

Brief Extract: Ezekiel Todd, her dry, tight-fisted, lean father, had named her, bawling it out so loud that the more suitable, certainly the more euphonious, “Evangeline,” proffered in a timid whisper by her faded and somewhat romantic mother, was completely smothered. “I baptize thee, Evang—” began the minister, when Ezekiel's voice rose clear: “Abijah, I tell ye, Parson—A-b-i-j-a-h—Abijah!” And Abijah it was. The women were furious. “Jes' like Zeke Todd. He's too ornery to live. I come mighty near speakin' right out, and hadn't been that Martha held on to me I would. Call her Abbie, for short, Mrs. Todd,” exclaimed Deacon Libby's wife, “and shame him.” Less

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Francis Hopkinson Smith

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Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 – April 7, 1915) was a United States author, artist, and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many famous stories, and receive...

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