Country By-Ways Text
Harper's TextAn Autumn Holiday
by Sarah O. Jewett.
Table of Differences between the Country By-ways text and the Harper's text.
Paragraph Country By-Ways Harper's 1 dog, who seemed to have taken a new lease of youth, jumped about wildly and raced dog, which seemed to have taken a new lease of youth, jumped about wildly, and raced 2 the new fashion and build them aloft they bloomed and have eaten
the new fashion, and build them aloft they bloomed, and have eaten
3 But once leap the fence and there But once cross the fence, and there 4 home used to be, not very far home must have been, not very far 7 dry everlasting flowers, and the stood straight, and though they were quick at their work they moved
dry everlasting, and the stood so straight, and though they were quick at their work, they moved
8 You needn't [needn'] tell me near right as usual;'"
You needn't tell me near right as usual';"
10 neither of them were ever known and was often in demand
neither of them was ever known and so was often in demand
11 stout little pitcher Who was it that you were talking
stout little yellow pitcher Who was it you were talking
12 stowed full o' vials, eating apple dumplings for dinner
guessed them dumplings did her good
stowed full o' bottles, eating apple-dumplings for dinner
guessed the dumplings did her good
14 that's sick, and in trouble that's sick and in trouble 19 you see it was much you see, it was much 20 don' know as, to come in sudden don' know, as to come in sudden 21 laid away up-stairs now keep him in, afternoons,
laid away up stairs now keep him in afternoons,
23 would be freaky, and you've heard tell of him
stayers at home according to Scripture.
would be peaky, and you've heard of him
stayers at home.
25 "What did you do?" said I. "What did you do?" said I. 28 his misfortune and he set there dreadful precise, I've heard
his misfortune, and he set there dreadful proud, I've heard
30 meet with Mis' William Sands real knowing; and Cousin
cross the cap'n and Jacob Gunn
meet with Mrs. William Sands real knowing, and Cousin
cross the cap'n, and Jacob Gunn
31 There was one day, though" -- There was one day, though --" 32 let him go by or you'll let him go by, or you'll 33 faded in the west faded out in the west
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