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George Washington Harris, 1814-1869
Sut Lovingood. Yarns Spun by a "Nat'ral Born Durn'd Fool." Warped and Wove for Public Wear.
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, c1867.

BART DAVIS'S DANCE.
"Black silk in h-ll is thar', scream'd she, a-hissin' like onto a cat, an' commenced a-pullin' up by the roots his long har like it wer flax."

189a

Illustration

Subjects:
  • Fighting.
  • Book illustrations.
  • Humorous pictures.
  • Relations between the sexes.
  • Whites--United States.