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Rutherford Selig is a traveling salesman who often visits Aunt Ester’s house. He frequently tells the people in Aunt Ester’s household about what’s going on in the community, giving them updates on the latest gossip and events. When Caesar comes after Solly for burning down the mill, Aunt Ester asks Selig to smuggle Solly to Alabama in his wagon. Because he trusts Aunt Ester so much and thinks she’s always in the right, he agrees to transport Solly, putting himself at risk in order to carry out Aunt Ester’s request.
Rutherford Selig Quotes in Gem of the Ocean
The Gem of the Ocean quotes below are all either spoken by Rutherford Selig or refer to Rutherford Selig. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 1
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They had a man down in Kentucky was accused of stealing a horse. He said he didn’t do it. Turned him into an outlaw. Made him the biggest horse thief in Kentucky. He lived to steal horses. He must of stole five hundred horses. And every one he sent back word: I stole that one but I didn’t steal the first one. I stole that one but I didn’t steal the first one. They never did catch him. He died and the horse thieving stopped.
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Act 2, Scene 1
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They talking about keeping the colored out of Pennsylvania. Say, “What do we need them for?” One man say they ought to send them back down South. I come on past the general store in Rankin and they was talking about, “Why can’t we have slavery again?” One man said ’cause of the law. And somebody said change the law. The man asked him, “Would you fight another war?” And he said, “Hell yeah.”
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Rutherford Selig Quotes in Gem of the Ocean
The Gem of the Ocean quotes below are all either spoken by Rutherford Selig or refer to Rutherford Selig. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 1
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They had a man down in Kentucky was accused of stealing a horse. He said he didn’t do it. Turned him into an outlaw. Made him the biggest horse thief in Kentucky. He lived to steal horses. He must of stole five hundred horses. And every one he sent back word: I stole that one but I didn’t steal the first one. I stole that one but I didn’t steal the first one. They never did catch him. He died and the horse thieving stopped.
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Act 2, Scene 1
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They talking about keeping the colored out of Pennsylvania. Say, “What do we need them for?” One man say they ought to send them back down South. I come on past the general store in Rankin and they was talking about, “Why can’t we have slavery again?” One man said ’cause of the law. And somebody said change the law. The man asked him, “Would you fight another war?” And he said, “Hell yeah.”
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