Legends of a Log Cabin

Portada
G. Dearborn, 1835 - 277 pàgines
 

Pàgines seleccionades

Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot

Frases i termes més freqüents

Passatges populars

Pàgina 75 - Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Pàgina 73 - In the combination of profound feeling with a calm of mind equally profound, of thorough penetration with the largest charity, of the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove...
Pàgina 196 - ... three for a girl. At first I went to Squire Marsh, then to Deacon Sweets, then to the Minister's ; to all these places I fared pretty smartly, plenty to eat and that of the best ; but, Lord bless ye, when I got to some of the others, — old Brooks, and widow Pettibone, and George Seabury — gosh ! it was another thing. Brooks was a regular skin-flint ; and tough bull beef, old rusty pork, potatoes none of the soundest, was the best fare I tasted during his weeks. Thanks to gracious, he hadn't...
Pàgina 196 - A matter fitly adorned with Woods." WA-AL, began the Yankee, seeing as most the whole of the good company have given a story a-piece, I guess it would be pretty curious for me to hold back, so I'll give you the story of the great Sleigh-hunt at Wiscasset, down East, in the district of Maine. It is now near about ten years that I was keeping school in Wiscasset. I did not take to it much, but not being able to pick up any chores, I thought I might as well do a little at school-keeping, seeing as twelve...
Pàgina 197 - Seabury — gosh ! it was another thing. Brooks was a regular skin-flint ; and tough bull beef, old rusty pork, potatoes none of the soundest, was the best fare I tasted during his weeks. Thanks to gracious, he hadn't but two children, a boy and a girl, to school ; and I was glad enough to let him off •with seven days instead of eight. Indeed, I never thought I should have stood it so long, but by good luck the squire asked me to dine with him on Sunday, and on Thursday afternoon we had a quilting...
Pàgina 197 - Whitney the pointer, to work on his old sleigh, and, pity me ! if it did not come out nigh about as good as new. This, in course, gave a great start to the folks in Wiscasset in. the way of sleigh-riding, and we all agreed to have a right good time the first smart snow. Peleg Bigelow, Deacon Bigelow's son, was to take his sister Sally, and Fanny Johnson; they did say that Peleg was making up to Fanny in the way of sparkin', but I guess 'twas only sort o' so and sort o' not so, for Peleg was a curious...
Pàgina 199 - Pardon, but he he was as stiff as a shingle; so just after dinner I got the news of George Peabody's offer, so Joe Marsh and me, we went right over to Pardon's to tell him about it. The feller saw us comin', and made sure that he had us now as tight as wax. "Well, boys, said he, "have you come up to my price ? " " Why, ye see, Pardon Bowers...
Pàgina 208 - Ma'am Marsh had gone in, but just at the wrong time out she came with a big jug. "Here, here, Joe, you forgot Jenny's yeast jug; she sent " The old lady stopped in the midst of her speech when she saw Sally in the sleigh. " Why, Sally, you aint going, surely?" " Oh yes, ma'am," said Sally, talking it very fast; "it's so long since I have seen Jenny, and I know she will want me to see about the things, and so I thought " Here the horses gave a start, I rather guess Joe pricked one of them-; he pulled,...
Pàgina 202 - twas the middle of January, when one afternoon it began to snow in right earnest, — small, dry, fine, and straight down. Before school was out, the ground was covered half a foot deep.

Informació bibliogràfica