Yankee Belles in Dixie (1995)
““Your face is so dirty!” she exclaimed. “It’s all covered with soot.”
Sarah touched her cheek with one finger and stared at the residue on the fingertip. “Well,” she said, shaking her head in disgust, “no dirtier than yours. Those coal burning engines really make a mess, don’t they?”
As they turned to collect their baggage, a middle-aged man, with one arm missing and wearing parts of a Confederate uniform, came up to say, “Here, ladies, let me help you with your suitcases.”
“Why, thank you.” Sa...rah smiled. “Those three large bags and those two small ones right there.” The man scurried around and, despite the missing arm, managed the baggage very well. He whistled for a carriage, using two fingers on his surviving hand. “You’re going down to the hotel, I guess?”
“No, we’re going to 1120 Elm Street.”
“That’s over on the east side of town. Well, here you go.” The wounded soldier cheerfully piled their bags in the back of the buggy that drew up and said to the driver, “Take these two ladies to 1120 Elm Street, Harry.”MoreLess
Sarah touched her cheek with one finger and stared at the residue on the fingertip. “Well,” she said, shaking her head in disgust, “no dirtier than yours. Those coal burning engines really make a mess, don’t they?”
As they turned to collect their baggage, a middle-aged man, with one arm missing and wearing parts of a Confederate uniform, came up to say, “Here, ladies, let me help you with your suitcases.”
“Why, thank you.” Sa...rah smiled. “Those three large bags and those two small ones right there.” The man scurried around and, despite the missing arm, managed the baggage very well. He whistled for a carriage, using two fingers on his surviving hand. “You’re going down to the hotel, I guess?”
“No, we’re going to 1120 Elm Street.”
“That’s over on the east side of town. Well, here you go.” The wounded soldier cheerfully piled their bags in the back of the buggy that drew up and said to the driver, “Take these two ladies to 1120 Elm Street, Harry.”MoreLess
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