Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican): Or, Uncle Tom's Cabin Up to DateHood, W. I. (William I.)
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Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican): Or, Uncle Tom's Cabin Up to Date
Hood, W. I. (William I.)
Gold; Interest; Money; Paper money -- United States; Populism
20. “They waked me up at the dead hour of 41
midnite”
21. “That very sheet of paper” 45
22. Congressman Richer 46
23. “Jobe works and sweats” 47
24. Ornamental tailpiece 48
25. “Jobe and me both sot down and cried” 50
26. “Started for town bright and airly” 54
27. “Jobe and me counted up how much we had” 57
28. “That nite I put another patch on his 62
pants”
29. “He explained to Mr. Jones” 63
30. Ornamental tailpiece 64
31. Ornamental tailpiece 68
32. “Peekin through a crack” 70
33. “Jist a layin it off with his hands” 71
34. “‘Mistur Court, Gaskins is here’” 74
35. “‘I ’bject’” 76
36. “‘I want to prove to you, Mistur Judge’” 79
37. “‘This is the law, whether it is justice 81
or not’”
38. “Jobe and me sot there dazed like” 82
39. Aunt Jane 84
40. “He would call him ‘Billy,’ in honor of 85
the next president”
41. “Before Jobe could git up, William hit 86
him agin”
42. Ornamental tailpiece 88
43. “He would rather pay seven per cent. 90
than six, in order to support a sound
money basis”
44. “‘Law or no law,’ says I” 91
45. “‘Payin it in gold to keep your party in 92
power is up-hill bizness’”
46. “‘John Sherman is the greatest financier 95
on airth’”
47. Ornamental tailpiece 96
48. “‘Now, Betsy, you see what kind of a 98
party you belong to’”
49. “So I went to work and cut out the 100
headin”
50. “‘It is all over, Betsy,’ says he” 101
51. “That nite he slept in the barn” 103
52. “‘Jobe Gaskins, you make another move!’” 105
53. “‘Are you mad, Betsy?’ says he” 108
54. “Jobe was on his knees in the middle of 113
the bed”
55. “A strait, influential, leadin 115
Republican officeholder”
56. “Lots of fellers jist like him” 116
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