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Note that the "original" doesn't always mean what the author wrote, but has a good deal of what the editor, publisher and printer thought was correct. It was not unusual (I don't know if it is nowadays) for an author to pay little attention to spelling and punctuation, that was the editor's work after all.
It also could happen that some American authors or editors in the 1900's wanted to use what we call today British spelling. At least, it looks possible to me.
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