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The Hoosier Schoolmaster Quotes
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
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Edward Eggleston223 ratings, 3.73 average rating, 33 reviews
The Hoosier Schoolmaster Quotes
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“Do you think that Jesus Christ would—would—well, do you think he'd help a poor, unlarnt Flat Cricker like me?"
"I think he was a sort of a Flat Creeker himself," said Ralph, slowly and very earnestly.
"You don't say?" said Bud, almost getting off his seat.
"Why, you see the town he lived in was a rough place. It was called Nazareth, which meant 'Bush-town.'"
"You don't say?"
"And he was called a Nazarene, which was about the same as 'backwoodsman.”
― The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
"I think he was a sort of a Flat Creeker himself," said Ralph, slowly and very earnestly.
"You don't say?" said Bud, almost getting off his seat.
"Why, you see the town he lived in was a rough place. It was called Nazareth, which meant 'Bush-town.'"
"You don't say?"
"And he was called a Nazarene, which was about the same as 'backwoodsman.”
― The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
