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True Stories from History and Biography

CHAPTER VI
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With this round, rosy Miss Betsey, did Samuel Sewell fall in love.

As he was a young man of good character, industrious in his business, and a member of the church, the mint-master very readily gave his consent.
"Yes--you may take her," said he, in his rough way; "and you'll find her a heavy burden enough!" On the wedding day, we may suppose that honest John Hull dressed himself in a plum-colored coat, all the buttons of which were made of pine-tree shillings.

The buttons of his waistcoat were sixpences; and the knees of his smallclothes were buttoned with silver threepences.

Thus attired, he sat with great dignity in Grandfather's chair; and, being a portly old gentleman, he completely filled it from elbow to elbow.

On the opposite side of the room, between her bride-maids, sat Miss Betsey.


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