Virginia illustrated - containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins (1857) (14595180018), David Hunter Strother

Identifier: virginiaillustra00stro (find matches) title: virginia illustrated: containing a visit to the virginian canaan, and the adventures of porte crayon and his cousins year: 1857 (1850s) authors: strother, david hunter, 1816-1888 subjects: randolph county (w. Va. ) -- description and travel virginia -- social life and customs publisher: new york: harper & brothers contributing library: new york public library digitizing sponsor: msn view book page: book viewer about this book: catalog entry view all images: all images from book click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Crayon says his father must have been a remarkable child, for he had already heard of some fifty or sixty old women who had nursed him. However, aunt winnie was a person of too much importance on the estate to be slighted, and the visit was made in due form next morning. Her little whitewashed cabin stood at no great distance from the "great house," and was fitted up with due regard to the comfort of the aged occupant, not forgetting the ornamental, in the shape of highly-colored lithographs and white-fringed curtains. "lord bless us!" said the old woman, "don't tell me dis is mass' nat's son. Mussy on us ! what you got all dat har on your face like wild people? good lord ! can't tell who de boy looks like on account of dat har!" crayon smiled at the old nurse's comments, and having made the donation usual on such occasions, turned to depart. "thank'ee, young master; lord bless you. You'se 'mazing good lookin' behind, any how. " aunt winnie was supposed to be upward of a hundred years old, and could count among her descendants children of the fifth generation, one of whom stood at her side when crayon took a sketch of her. She walked with difficulty, but her eyes were bright, and her other faculties apparently complete. Her memory was good, and her narratives of the olden time replete with interest. Note about images please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Date: 1857.