| 单词 | quadroon |
| 例句 | Among mixed bloods, one never made the mistake of calling an octoroon a quadroon or a quadroon a mulatto, although all mixed bloods were loosely called mulattoes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Grandmother Baxter was a quadroon or an octoroon, or in any case she was nearly white. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She began to set the toilet stand to rights, grumbling at the negligence of the quadroon, who was in the adjoining room putting the children to bed. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The quadroon was following them with littie quick steps, having assumed a fictitious animation and alacrity for the occasion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z A quadroon nurse followed them about with a far-away, meditative air. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The quadroon sat for hours before Edna’s palette, patient as a savage, while the housemaid took charge of the children, and the drawing room went undusted. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z In the twentieth century, Americans with different degrees of African ancestry who in earlier generations would have been described as negroes, quadroons and octoroons were all lumped together in a single category as blacks. Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t say the N-word 2012-06-05T15:45:00Z She recalled a comedy writer who told her that her and Anderson’s children were “quadroons or octoroons” — “because people think that being aggressive is funny, I guess.” How Maya Rudolph Became the Master of Impressions 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The racial categories “quadroon” and “octoroon” once appeared on the census form. The census: Some other race 2013-02-07T16:03:01Z Dumas, whose father was a general in the French army, is a mulatto; Souli�, a quadroon. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z There are also some intermediate names for the issue of unions between the negroes and coloured people, as sambos, &c.; but the general term for persons of colour is, quadroons. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z There he became acquainted with a quadroon girl named Ellen, whom he afterward married. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z She is a quadroon girl about eighteen years old, with an oval face and a mass of fine dark hair, neatly done up. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z The little quadroon girl was standing up, holding out two shaking arms to him. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z When the immigration from Santo Domingo brought into the island a great number of mulattoes, quadroons and octoroons, the color line was severely drawn. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z They were both bright quadroons, good looking, and exceptionally intelligent for slaves. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z The average life of a quadroon is less than thirty years. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Thus, in a Louisiana Creole song, we find a quadroon mother promising her daughter a charm to prevent the white lover from forsaking her: "Pou tchomb� li na f� grigri." Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z A shivering little quadroon girl crept up the stairs behind a coal-black old man. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The quadroons and mestizzas, with all their fiery vehemence of temperament, have perhaps less of real vital stamina than any other race. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z However, Colonel R. was not wanting for some one to take charge of his business; he had a quadroon named Simon, who had been carefully trained and drilled by the overseer in farm management. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z The by-standers laughed, and to the victim it would yet have been only pleasant play; but among those who were jeering him was Sylvia the quadroon! The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z The door grudgingly opened, and a pretty quadroon girl looked out. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Your dear lady knew me, too, and was very kind to the poor quadroon boy, when he was a child. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z With a white father and quadroon mother, this made her seven-eighths Caucasian. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z And on the morning of that day, almost simultaneous with his disappearance, was found the body of the quadroon girl Sylvia, at the bottom of the peach-orchard, her head split open to the chin! The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z Of course things are not so serious with us, for with quadroons—why, of course, the taint is nothing like so great, and a quintroon is to all intents and purposes untainted. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Her father who was a quadroon in cast was cruel to his family, and especially so to her. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z Among the most zealous of the church members, and among those who never failed to be present at Ph�dra's weekly prayer meetings, was a young and pretty quadroon, named Fannie. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z What motive could have moved the quadroon to such a meeting? Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z As Sylvia’s mistress, as the friend and confidant of the quadroon slave, more than all, as the sister of Blount Blackadder, she could not expect either grace or mercy from the mulatto. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z In reality, however, Mr. Finley did not understand Spanish, and the ending was probably suggested to him by quadroon and octoron, which, of course, were in general use. The Word Hoosier; John Finley Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume IV, Number 2 2011-03-21T02:00:12.857Z For they know to their sorrow its natural explanation, and whence have come all the mulattoes and quadroons and octoroons of the South. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z Long courtships and protracted engagements are not common among quadroons, and in this case were not favored by Valentine. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z She had favoured the suit of his rival with the quadroon, and had forbidden the woodman to approach Viola in her presence. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Why no later than yesterday, would you believe it, I was joked by one of my oldest and most respected friends, for having figured at a low quadroon ball in the Faubourg Tremé! The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The poor quadroon girl was herself near to the point of swooning; but aroused herself when thus addressed, and hastened to bring the restoratives asked for. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z In this same connection it has been said that Dumas’ “quadroon autographs” were sold in the United States, to provide additional funds for the widows and orphans of slain abolitionists. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z These are termed "quadroons," one quarter of their blood being tinged with African. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z There stood the quadroon—knee deep—screeching and flinging her arms frantically in the air. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z These answer to our quadroons of the Southern States in appearance, having the same dainty touch of color on the cheeks and lips. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Here he was attended by his daughter and a young quadroon slave girl, who waited upon the young lady. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z She was a quadroon, or a Creole, and she was exceedingly handsome in a flashy, barbaric way. The Man from Jericho As we approached the cathedral, a dark-hued and finely moulded quadroon, with only a flowing veil upon her head, glided majestically past us. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z This was the quadroon Viola, the belle of the plantation. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z In figure they were tall and well-formed; but we were told that, like our quadroons, they are a short-lived race. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands “Celeste,” said Mr Durocher, addressing the quadroon girl, “go upon deck and see if you can learn what is the matter.” The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z She wore white kid gloves, and, as part of her wrists was exposed, I could see by the smooth skin that she was young, and probably a quadroon. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Following other parts known as strong, Jezebel, the half-breed East Indian, a velvet-footed treachery and twice would-be murderess, and Cora, the quadroon mad-woman, were in a fair way to injure me greatly. Life on the Stage In consequence of this rule, concubinage prevails, to a great extent, between whites and mulattoes or quadroons, often with recognition of the children. To Cuba and Back These certificates were originally confined to the quadroons and quinteroons, and other castes that had only a small admixture of Indian blood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 The quadroon girl shivered with terror, on her own account, and on account of those to whom she had been so much attached for many years. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z One dark-eyed, handsome, even refined appearing girl, who kept quite by herself, was detected as being a quadroon. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia He wouldn't pay me, unt I had to get out a writ unt levy on his clothes just as he was dressing to go to a quadroon ball. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures “You are a quadroon, Mr. Dumas?” he began. Talkers With Illustrations The retiring Spanish governor, Callava, was accused of attempting to carry away papers which were necessary to establish the property rights of a quadroon family. Andrew Jackson The quadroon girl was crouched upon the floor at the feet of her mistress; she also was very pale, and her eyes still had a wild and alarmed look. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Jane's nationality is a pleasing mystery, but she may be classed as a Portuguese quadroon. Due South or Cuba Past and Present On reaching the floor below he was afforded a view through an open door into a large room, lighted with many lamps, where a quadroon dance, or “society ball,” was in progress. The Strollers His slave was a mulatto, belonging to the fair class known as quadroons. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba He turned his glance to the quadroon; she understood it; the patient was seriously ill. Dr. Sevier Yonder in that quieter section are the quadroon women in their black lace shawls—and there is Baptiste; and below them are the turbaned black women, and there is—but he vanishes—Colossus. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 This is no new thing, as there are many families in Cuba of fair position socially, and often of considerable wealth, whose members are by the right of classification quadroons. Due South or Cuba Past and Present The girl looked at him half-shyly, half-boldly, and the very beauty of her eyes––the deep, lustrous orbs of a quadroon––smote him mockingly. The Strollers In the West Indies he would certainly have been set down as a quadroon. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius At the same time the Doctor disguised from the young strangers this interchange of meanings by an audible question to the quadroon. Dr. Sevier Having done so, he led the way to the third story, ushered us into a large room, and there stood a beautiful quadroon girl to receive us. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I In consequence of this,—nature always asserting herself regardless of conventionalities,—a quasi family arrangement often exists between white men and mulatto or quadroon women, whereby the children are recognized as legitimate. Due South or Cuba Past and Present “Lord love me, if she were only a quadroon, I’d buy her!” The Strollers I was filled with anxiety, and convinced of the necessity of a speedy interview with Mademoiselle, in relation to what was nearest to my heart, the purchase of the quadroon. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West “Who are these people?” asked the physician, in an undertone, looking up at the quadroon, and pausing with the prescription half torn off. Dr. Sevier Pray, Madame Percival, where did I get This swarthy hue, since Linda is so fair, And you are far from being a quadroon? The Woman Who Dared One night at New York, on our second or third row, there were two well-dressed women with a tinge of colour—I should say, not even quadroons. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete He even refused to express surprise at my lord’s story; one wife in London, another in Paris; why, many a southern gentleman had two families––quadroons being plentiful, why not? The Strollers No ordinary game could have tempted me to interrupt the current, of my thoughts, that were dwelling upon a theme to me the most interesting in the world—Aurore the quadroon! The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West So, when at length one day Mrs. Richling said, “Madame Zénobie, don’t you think I might sit up?” it would have been absurd to doubt the quadroon’s willingness to assist her in dressing. Dr. Sevier The permanent breed should then be obtained by crossing the quadroon doe leporide, if I may use the term, with the half-bred buck. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock In the days of slavery, discriminations were just as severe, if not more so, against any man of black skin, whether slave, mulatto, freedman, quadroon, or octoroon. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 Her mother,” he added in a low voice, “was a beautiful quadroon; her father”––here Straws mentioned a name. The Strollers The quadroon girl, you mean?—of course, she with the others. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The proprietress of the house was sitting beside the bed,—a quadroon of good, kind face, forty-five years old or so, tall and broad. Dr. Sevier A half-bred animal may be less valuable than its parents, but a quadroon may greatly excel its progenitors. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock He went back and brought out one of the prettiest quadroon girls, about seventeen years old, that I ever saw. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi "You are a quadroon, M. Dumas?" he began. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 I pointed to the quadroon, who had retired a pace or two, and stood silent and evidently astonished. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Half an hour or so later the quadroon, being—it may have been by chance—at the street door, ushered in a person who simply bowed in silence. Dr. Sevier From a large hut close to where we were set ashore poured forth a bevy of beauty of all colours, from the deepest jet up to the quadroon just tinged with amber. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. Her complexion is Indian; but a crimson hue, struggling through the brown upon her cheek, gives that pictured expression to her countenance which may be observed in the quadroon of the West Indies. The Scalp Hunters Then fell the other on the quadroon's neck, And kissed her through her tears, and promised her Her freedom, if she went to Stanley Thane. Stories in Verse My travelling fund had melted away in the alembic of cafés, theatres, masquerades, and “quadroon” balls. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West “Madame Zénobie,” softly whispered the invalid, turning her eyes, with a glimmer of feeble pleasantry, first to the quadroon and then to her husband. Dr. Sevier For in America the man of Aryan blood, however dark he may be, is always “off” color, while the lightest-hued quadroon is always on it. The Gypsies In other cases in which the color of the quadroon or octoroon did not brand him as far removed from the white race, the social distinctions existing between whites and such Negroes were not observed. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 He climbed the bank, but ere he reached the height, A shriek rang out above the water's roar; The babe had fallen, and a quadroon girl Lay fainting near, upon the treacherous sward. Stories in Verse First, I was in love with this beautiful quadroon—in love beyond redemption. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Difference was made between virtue and vice, and the famous quadroon balls were shunned by those who aspired to respectability, whether their whiteness was nature or only toilet powder. Dr. Sevier The patient was an American quadroon, black nearly in complexion, of one-fourth white blood, from North Carolina. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party The girl was a quadroon—that is, nearly, if not altogether, white. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Henry Golpin, the overseer, a Creole, and strongly suspected of being a quadroon, had for some time acted improperly towards Mrs Reynolds and daughters. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet When Scipio had ended speaking, I lay upon my couch burning with an intense desire to see this fair—this priceless quadroon. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The physician smiled at her an instant, and then gave a few concise directions to the quadroon. Dr. Sevier I have met them in the jardins of Paris; in the casinos of London; in the cafés of Havanna, and the “quadroon” balls of New Orleans—everywhere in the crowded haunts of the world. The Rifle Rangers Harriet Martineau discovered a young white man who on visiting a southern lady became insanely enamored of her intelligent quadroon maid. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Olive Carraze, beautiful quadroon, virtuous and accomplished, whose mother, Madame Delphine, swears Olive is not her child, that she may secure the girl’s legal marriage with a white man who loves her honorably. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Maybe—and with this thought came that bitter pang—one of her own proscribed race—a young man of “colour”—a mulatto—a quadroon—a slave! The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Mary smiled again, looked up at the standing quadroon, and replied in a low voice:— “Madame Zénobie is for the Union herself.” Dr. Sevier In fact, the quadroons of Louisiana have always shown a strong local attachment, although in the state they were subjected to grievances, which seemed to them unjust, if not cruel. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 There's been such a tantrum, Miss," said the quadroon Hazel, combing out Éloise's hair that night, "and Massa St. George's horse waited two mortal hours to take him to Blue Bluffs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 "I'm glad old Samson beat him, anyway," the pretty quadroon said, showing her white teeth. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The dream-face drove them out of my mind, and I found myself comparing it with Scipio’s picture of the quadroon. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The quadroon took it, and, as she stood behind her mistress, the tremor which seized her frame, when she looked upon that handwriting, was unseen and unthought of by any but herself. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans The free quadroon women of middle age were generally in easy circumstances, and comfortable in their mode of living. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Before he could draw it, Miguel, the quadroon proprietor, threw himself upon him and tried to pitch him into the street. The Golden Scorpion The shrewd lover had touched a chord of young pain in the hearts of both those delicate quadroons. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times My knowledge of the quadroon’s name would require an explanation, and for the life of me I knew not what to say. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Leaning against a pillar, a little in the shadow, behind the marriage-group, stood Minny, the quadroon; with face blanched to an almost unearthly pallor, she listened to the vows which fell from Bernard's lips. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans If their tenants fell ill, the old quadroons and, under their direction, the young ones, were the best and kindest of nurses. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 He twisted out of the grasp of the huge quadroon and turned, raising the knife. The Golden Scorpion She turned away, but the negro had been a wise lover, and his plea pierced home, and it struck the Caucasian fatherhood of the bright quadroon. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The love of the quadroon was my source of pleasure; but, alas! pain predominated as my thoughts dwelt upon the Creole! The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Dropping upon her knees, she lifted the quadroon's head upon her lap. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans On the same evening, what was called a quadroon ball took place. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Thereupon the huge quadroon, running across the room, swept them both up into his giant embrace, man and woman together, and bore them down by the sunken doorway into the cellars below! The Golden Scorpion "Take this tin cup," she said to the quadroon, "and go to the spring, near here, and bring it to me full of water." The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The quadroon smiled, but the moment after her look of sadness returned. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West A scarlet flush rose to the quadroon's cheek. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans The quadroons are almost entirely white: from their skin no one would detect their origin; nay many of them have as fair a complexion as many of the haughty Creole females. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 The Hindu and the quadroon remained there for a few minutes, then the Hindu came out and left the cafe, returning to his abode. The Golden Scorpion Then with peaceful times fresh blends took place and to previous crossings are now added Spaniards and Chinese with Malays, there "quadroons" and "octoroons" with Indonesians, and even here and there with Negritoes. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Scipio’s description of the quadroon’s eyes was rather a confused one. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West This show traveled about the country libeling the Creoles and doubtless causing many persons of that class which attended Sam T. Jack's shows, to believe that "Creole" means something like "quadroon." American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' A quadroon is the child of a mestize mother and a white father, as a mestize is the child of a mulatto mother and a white father. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 This was the quadroon, and I heard his thick voice replying. The Golden Scorpion The cook was a slim little quadroon, with flashing white teeth and hair arranged in curious small doughnuts all over her head. The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches Dared I to marry her—even were she free?—she, a quadroon!—I should be hunted from the land, or shut up in one of its prisons! The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West My father was a white man, my mother a mulattress, so that I am what is generally termed a quadroon. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. Formerly they were known by their black hair and eyes, but at present there are completely fair quadroon males and females. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Turning, I met a second black gaze—that of the quadroon who having restored order had returned from the cafe door and now stood regarding me. The Golden Scorpion You mean—" "In the form of a child, born to a quadroon slave girl named Delia. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War For reasons I could not fathom, the treatment of the quadroon was, and had always been, different from the other slaves of the plantation. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West A planter, it seems, had fallen deeply in love with a charming quadroon girl. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. At the quadroon ball, only coloured ladies are admitted, the men of that caste, be it understood, are shut out by the white gentlemen. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 There wuz the civilized mulatto, in whose veins the Guttle blood showed; the quadroon, in whom the good old Guttle blood predominated; and the octoroon, which wuz mostly Guttle. "Swingin Round the Cirkle." His Ideas Of Men, Politics, And Things, As Set Forth In His Letters To The Public Press, During The Year 1866. She is the illegitimate daughter of a son of the late Judge Beaucaire, and a slave mother known as Delia, a quadroon woman. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War I was satisfied that the disappearance of the quadroon would be at once attributed to me. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West I am a quadroon, that is, I am of one-fourth African blood, and three-fourths Anglo-Saxon. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. The quadroons both assume the name of their friends, and as I am assured preserve this engagement with as much fidelity as ladies espoused at the altar. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 As for that it was a common enough thing in the South for the planters to have children by negro women, or by the prettier quadroons and octoroons. Children of the Market Place In fact, two young quadroon ladies were seen there, who were esteemed for the excellent education which they had received, and much more for their honorable conduct. Woman's Life in Colonial Days Thus, to give you accurate information upon the subject, I am a quadroon.' What Answer? Confessedly, as a class, the quadroon women of New Orleans are the most beautiful in America. The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. They did not remain long at the ball, but hasted away to the quadroon ball, so called, where they amused themselves more, and were more at their ease. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 The first was a little Southern quadroon; the second a bright-looking young squaw. The Baronet's Bride She was a quadroon, and one of the most beautiful women I ever saw. The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave The heroine, a quadroon, is on the point of matrimonial union with her antagonist, and openly resents the tender advances of her ally. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, In heaven his labors would be just as apparent in the quadroon as in the noble-born lady. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue But they were not admitted to the quadroon balls, and when white gentlemen visited their families it was the accepted etiquette for them never to be present. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Here he was delighted with the entertainment of our present minister to Hayti, Mr. Bassett, a Philadelphia quadroon of uncommon qualities and collegiate education. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 A quadroon woman's lot was a hard one; any true woman would say that, even while approving the laws and popular notions of necessity that made that lot what it was. Strange True Stories of Louisiana Talking of the virtue of these quadroon girls! Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted This man would make it appear that my mistress is not the legitimate child of her father, but the daughter of a quadroon girl, whom he formerly owned. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue When Frowenfeld, with Agricola still in his arms, looked around for the quadroon, he was gone. The Grandissimes Among some of them irregular household establishments were regularly maintained by white men, and there were held the "quadroon balls" which in course of time gave the city a distinct notoriety. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia She was a worthy woman; youngish, honest, rather handsome, with a little money—just a little; of attractive dress, with good manners, too; alone in the world, and—a quadroon. Strange True Stories of Louisiana I even referred to our quadroon guide, and then it was she suddenly turned her face toward me. Love under Fire "But, man, she is my slave—a quadroon." Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue The lady could not return the quadroon's searching gaze. The Grandissimes At last, opening a door, he ushered us into a large room, in the center of which sat a beautiful quadroon girl, about eighteen years of age. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 For a quadroon woman to be true to herself and to her God was not the kind of thing that white men—if he knew them—rewarded. Strange True Stories of Louisiana A quadroon--and claiming to have once lived here? Love under Fire "No use, my pretty quadroon; I put your man, Hatchie, into the hands of two stout fellows; he cannot come, even at your bidding." Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue They became intimate at once, drank together, danced with the quadroons together, and got into as much mischief in three days as I ever did in a fortnight. The Grandissimes The Louisianians are prohibited by law from marrying with quadroons, although this caste is free, and many of them have been educated in France, and are highly accomplished. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America Her mother—she is dead now—was a beautiful quadroon. Strange True Stories of Louisiana Here the door opened, and a small quadroon boy, remarkably beautiful and engaging, entered with a comic air of assurance which showed he was used to being petted and noticed by his master. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction Property's property; but since I met the girl in the boat, I am half inclined to believe she is no quadroon. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Those balls are not given to quadroon males, my friend. The Grandissimes The bachelor staff was most probably responsible for the mulatto and quadroon offspring and was doubtless responsible also for the occasional manumission of a woman or child. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime To impute moral sublimity to a white man and a quadroon woman at one and the same time and in one and the same affair was something beyond the powers of Camille's small soul. Strange True Stories of Louisiana General Alfred Dodds, the ranking general of the French army, now in command in China, is a quadroon. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays Bechlinger of Para, Brazil, describes a woman of twenty-five, a native of Martinique, whose father was French and mother a quadroon, who had a modified duplication of the lower body. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine And this again the quadroon discerned, before he was himself aware of it. The Grandissimes The well-to-do quadroons and mulattoes had reason in their prosperity to cherish their own pride of place and carry themselves with a quiet conservative dignity. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The female company at the theater consisted of quadroons, who, however, were masked. Strange True Stories of Louisiana Under the code noir of Louisiana, the descendant of a white and a quadroon is white, thus drawing the line at one-eighth of Negro blood. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays Harton tried to draw Goring out as to his profession, and his object in going to Europe, but the quadroon parried all his questions and gave us no information. The Captain of the Polestar The quadroons," said he, "want a great deal more than mere free papers can secure them. The Grandissimes Thirty-nine other children were too young for the weeding gang, at least six of whom were quadroons. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The public and shameless sale of beautiful mulatto and quadroon girls has acquired a notoriety, from the incidents following the capture of the Pearl. Uncle Tom's Cabin Under the old code noir of Louisiana, the descendant of a white and a quadroon was white. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays The chief then said a few words to Goring in the native tongue, on which the quadroon addressed me in English. The Captain of the Polestar The quadroon did not meet Frowenfeld's kindled eyes for a moment, and when he did, it was slowly and dejectedly. The Grandissimes Some of the punishments were unquestionably barbarous, the more so when inflicted upon talented and sensitive mulattoes and quadroons who might be quite as fit for freedom as their masters. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime "What need you getting drunk, then, and cutting up, Prue?" said a spruce quadroon chambermaid, dangling, as she spoke, a pair of coral ear-drops. Uncle Tom's Cabin A quadroon nurse followed them about with a faraway, meditative air. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories His face was turned half towards me, and I could see that he had a strong dash of negro blood in him, being probably a quadroon or even nearer akin to the black. The Captain of the Polestar The quadroon laid his fist upon his heart and looked up. The Grandissimes One stratum comprised the fairly numerous quadroons and mulattoes along with certain exceptional blacks. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime "What is it?" said Rosa, a bright, piquant little quadroon who came skipping down stairs at this moment. Uncle Tom's Cabin The youngsters came tumbling up the steps, the quadroon following at the respectful distance which they required her to observe. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories The striking figure of the great quadroon, with his short crisped locks, suggests a closer relationship to the race thus apostrophized by Walt Whitman— "You, dim descended, black, divine souled African…." In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" As obviously to the apothecary's eyes as anything intangible could be, a load of suffering was lifted from the quadroon's mind, as this explanation was concluded. The Grandissimes It was only a soul-stirring romance, a dim legend transformed into vivid life by the genius of the inspired quadroon. The Wheel O' Fortune She opened it, and there stood Rosa, the pretty young quadroon, whom we have before often noticed, her hair in disorder, and her eyes swelled with crying. Uncle Tom's Cabin She began to set the toilet-stand to rights, grumbling at the negligence of the quadroon, who was in the adjoining room putting the children to bed. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories They had formerly a good many colored members; and have still some, as well as several mulattoes and quadroons. The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation "Yes; all for the present," replied the quadroon. The Grandissimes She was a most lovely clear skinned quadroon girl. Tom Cringle's Log She is a quadroon, as may be seen from her fairer complexion, though her likeness to her mother is quite discernible. Uncle Tom's Cabin One of La Blanche's little quadroon boys—half naked too—stood fanning the child slowly with a fan of peacock feathers. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A southern wife, if she is prodigally furnished with dollars to "go shopping," apparently considers it no drawback to her happiness if some brilliant mulatto or quadroon woman ensnares her husband. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States Aurora nodded, while she still avoided the quadroon's glance. The Grandissimes But marriage with a quadroon would have been void, according to the laws of Louisiana; and, being immersed in business, I never seemed to find time to take her abroad. A Romance of the Republic At this moment, the door was pushed gently open, and a young quadroon woman, apparently about twenty-five, entered the room. Uncle Tom's Cabin She tried to speak to the little quadroon boy; but no sound would come, at first. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories Nor, from what I gleaned, are the ladies themselves immaculate, as may be inferred from the occasional quadroon aspect of their progeny. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States It seems to me," said Frowenfeld, "that you--your class--the free quadroons--are the saddest slaves of all. The Grandissimes I knew she was a quadroon, and I supposed she was a placés, as so many of the quadroons are. A Romance of the Republic Here the door opened, and a small quadroon boy, between four and five years of age, entered the room. Uncle Tom's Cabin The quadroon was following them with little quick steps, having assumed a fictitious animation and alacrity for the occasion. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories The appearance and situation of hundreds of quadroon females in this city, soon attracted my attention, and deserve notice. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States Ah! how happens it the quadroon is with you? Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" "Do you suppose my rich uncle would leave me a cent if he found out I had married the daughter of a quadroon?" rejoined he. A Romance of the Republic She had two very pretty quadroon daughters, with her beautiful hair and eyes, interesting children, whom I had instructed in the family school with my children. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe Of tall and graceful stature, she is a quadroon in the flower of bloom and youth. Mysteries of Paris, V3 Here is shown the anguish of a quadroon mother who turns frantically from one to another for help to save her beautiful child, the ivory-tinted daughter of the South. History of American Literature But through open shop-doors one occasionally catches glimpses of a pretty quadroon face,—with immense black eyes,—a face yellow like a ripe banana. Two Years in the French West Indies "There was a rumor about his living somewhere out of the city with a handsome quadroon," answered the merchant. A Romance of the Republic "From a thousand to two thousand dollars, perhaps, as she is a negress but if she were a mulatress she would bring more, or if a quadroon most of all—other things being equal." Self-Raised Or, From the Depths His mother was a very likely woman, considerable darker than he, but still not more than a quadroon, I should say. Bricks Without Straw The mongrels are the result of all kinds of mixtures; black and white, mulatto and white, quadroon and white, octoroon and white. Following the Equator, Part 7 Once," he said, "when I was young, I loved a woman—a quadroon girl. The Metropolis I think you brought a bill against the estate of the late Mr. Alfred Royal for lessons given to some quadroon girls. A Romance of the Republic Yonder, in that quieter section, are the quadroon women in their black lace shawls—and there is Baptiste; and below them are the turbaned black women, and there is—but he vanishes—Colossus. Short Stories for English Courses To the north of Manyuema, Livingstone came to the light- complexioned race, of the colour of Portuguese, or our own Louisiana quadroons, who are very fine people, and singularly remarkable for commercial "'cuteness" and sagacity. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley French, English, Chinese, Arabs, Africans with wool, blacks with straight hair, East Indians, half-whites, quadroons—and great varieties in costumes and colors. Following the Equator, Part 7 At the house of Don Leonardo, they were hospitably received, and found the proprietor to be a rough Spaniard, with a dark quadroon daughter, whose mulatto mother was dead. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast Most of them had heard of his quadroon connection, and some supposed that the veiled mourners might be his daughters; but such things were too common to excite remark, or to awaken much interest. A Romance of the Republic The mulatto and the quadroon tell you unerringly of a present or a former servitude. The Future of the Colored Race in America Being an article in the Presbyterian quarterly review of July, 1862 Gypsy was quite young, small, and graceful, with a brown or rather gold-colored quadroon complexion, with the hands and feet of a child. File No. 113 The inhabitants were a strange mixture: Spanish, French, American, black, quadroon, and Creole. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty Now I think of it," said a younger subaltern, "he did seem mightily taken with one of those quadroons or mulattoes he issued orders against. Clarence Mr. Fitzgerald married the daughter of the quadroon. A Romance of the Republic "An' they sent you ahead as a sample?" said Rick, with an amused quiver of his long, beautifully groomed tail, as thick and as fine and as wavy as a quadroon's back hair. The Day's Work - Volume 1 "An' they sent you ahead as a sample ~" said Rick, with an amused quiver of his long, beautifully groomed tail, as thick and as fine and as wavy as a quadroon's back hair. The Day's Work - Part 01 At the opposite end of the social scale were the quadroons—the demimonde of this little capital—and the negro slaves. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty Nearly all the Negro parties in the cities and towns of the Southern States are made up of quadroon and mulatto girls, and white men. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter "I knew your mother was a quadroon," he replied; "and as for the rest, no circumstance can degrade you, my Rose Royal." A Romance of the Republic Besides me she also retained her maid in her service—a quadroon woman named Josephine, whom she brought with her from the West Indies. The Queen of Hearts Will they let a mulatto vote half the time, a quadroon three-fourths, and an octoroon seven-eighths of the time? The Life of Phineas T. Barnum But, by many of his barons, this marriage was regarded as a marriage between a white planter and a quadroon girl would now be regarded in Virginia. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 So attentive was the young man to the quadroon during the evening that it was noticed by all, and became a matter of general conversation; while Currer appeared delighted beyond measure at her daughter's conquest. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter A light laugh broke in upon the scenes of enchantment, with the words, "Of course not, for she was a quadroon." A Romance of the Republic I ran up to see what was the matter, and the quadroon, Josephine, who had heard the bell in another part of the house, hastened to answer it also. The Queen of Hearts And he seemed to hear a repetition of the light, careless tones, "Of course not,—she was a quadroon." A Romance of the Republic All they could tell him was, that they heard the quadroons who used to be kept there by the gentleman that owned the house had gone to the North somewhere. A Romance of the Republic These are mulatto women, or quadroons, as they are familiarly known, and are distinguished for their fascinating beauty. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter He recalled the words so carelessly uttered, "Of course not, for she was a quadroon," and they seemed to make harsh discord with the refrain of the song. A Romance of the Republic The quadroon maid, Josephine, was sitting with me in the rumble of the carriage, and I saw a smile on her tawny face as the parson and his visitor went into the house together. The Queen of Hearts "You know how common it is for quadroons to accede to such double arrangements," rejoined the Signor. A Romance of the Republic The quadroon had been in her new home but a short time ere she found that her situation was far different from what it was in Virginia. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter The gold watch and chain, and other glittering presents which he purchased for her, were all laid aside by the quadroon, as if they were of no value to her. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter Of course not, for she was a quadroon. A Romance of the Republic I was brought before Mr. Robert Nicholson that day, and the fiend of a quadroon was examined in my presence. The Queen of Hearts One day the quadroon observed to him that her hair was growing out again. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter Mr. French found no difficulty in getting a purchaser for the quadroon woman, for such are usually the most marketable kind of property. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter Every married woman in the far South looks upon her husband as unfaithful, and regards every quadroon servant as a rival. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter He had heard of those quadroon connections, as one hears of foreign customs, without any realizing sense of their consequences. A Romance of the Republic "Your mistress's quadroon maid, who came to my brother this morning, and who has made her deposition in due form." The Queen of Hearts The quadroon's iron nature resisted the shock of his unexpected presence on the scene with a steadiness that was nothing short of marvelous. The Queen of Hearts In the meantime, the justice had pronounced the necessary order to have the quadroon brought back. The Queen of Hearts However painful it was to the quadroon, she was soon seen with her hair cut as short as any of the full-blooded Negroes in the dwelling. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter A wealthy American merchant in New Orleans became strongly attached to a beautiful quadroon, who was both the daughter and the slave of a Spanish planter. A Romance of the Republic Morally speaking, I have no doubt that the justice before whom you have been examined is as firmly convinced as we can be that the quadroon has perjured herself. The Queen of Hearts |
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