"Heavens to Betsy!" (1857)

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_THE  SERENADE.; A TALE OF REVENGE. _
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FREDERICK W  SAUNDERS. Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine  (1855-1862). Boston:
May 1857. Vol. 5, Iss. 5; p. 418 (3 pages)
Pg.  419:
"Heavens to Betsy!" he exclaims,...
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_A  GIFT HORSE._
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ROSE TERRY COOKE. The Independent ... Devoted to the Consideration of
Politics, Social  and Economic Tendencies, History, Literature, and the Arts
(1848-1921).  New York: Feb 16, 1882. Vol. 34, Iss. 1733; p. 26 (1 page) :
"Heaven's to Betsey, Scott Peck! What hev you got  theer?"

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