Vulgar words in With Lee in Virginia: a story of the American Civil War (Page 1)
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It had been known two days before that Vincent was going, and it seemed quite shocking to the negroes that the young master should go as a private soldier, and have to do everything for himself-"just," as they said, "like de poor white trash;" for the slaves were proud to belong to an old family, and looked down with almost contempt upon the poorer class of whites, regarding their own position as infinitely superior.
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Hurry away just as if you some poor white trash instead of Massa Wingfield ob de Orangery."