Queen Cora; Or, Slavery and Its Downfall [A Drama]

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ...wretches altogether. O, my poor head, I never thought of it before, but I do believe its the stench of that Twaddy which makes it ache so; her skin fairly stinks, an' so indeed do all the blacks, therefore I'll swap her away; I've spoken to Starling the trader, to get me Cora, if he can, in exchange for her. Mitchell.--Ah, speaking of Cora, I should be very glad to lay hold of her. There's a Quaker, I understand, making great inquiries, and offers a mint o' money for her, dead or alive. But I suppose she has been cut up long since'. Marie.--No, Starling tells me she is living and humble enough now. Mitchell.--No doubt, no doubt. It serv'd her right. A fine idea, indeed; because father chose to cut up with her mother in France, and marry her, contrary to the laws of America, she must set herself up as our sister. But I dare say she now knows the difference between a freeborn citizen and a slave. Marie.--I should say so. O, won't it be a pleasure to look down upon her, an' keep her in her place. She was a very fine lady, I dare say, when flying up and down the country in a carriage with St Cloud; all was first-rate then, now it's rather different, I reckon. But still 1 believe St Cloud was very fond of her, indeed I'm sure of it, for he spent no end of money on her education; an' as for jewellery, 'twould have filled a cart; and then, everything that was rich and rare, no matter what it was, from whence it came, or what the price, it must be had for Cora. But as for me, he never bought me even so much as a plain gold ring or bonnet, after we were married, though it was my fortune that saved him from being a beggar. The truth is, he never liked me for refusing to marry him, unless he sold Cora to you, instead of setting her free--still it was the best thing I ...

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