The Life and Writings of Major Jack Downing, of Downingville, Away Down East in the State of MaineLilly, Wait, Colman & Holden, 1834 - 288 Seiten |
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Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
afore afraid agin aint Andrew Jackson arter awhile ax handles begun Bill Johnson Boston boys Buren Burgwine called cant Capt Congress cousin Ephraim Cousin Nabby democratic republicans Downing tells Downingville Duff Green east Editor Elder Hall elected Ephraim Downing federalist feller folks give gone Goodenow Governor grandfather guess half hand head Hunton Jackson keep kind last winter Legislater letter look loving Madawaska Major Downing MAJOR JACK DOWNING March morning n't know neffu never night Nullifiers papers party pesky Portland Courier President pretty republican party republikin Rip Raps round Sam Patch Sargent Joel says scrabble Senate shant Sinnet soon South Carolina spose stept talk there's thing thought told took tother day town trig twas Uncle Joshua Downing Van Buren votes Washington Washington City wheels of government wont write
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 130 - That a tax on old bachelors' pates should be laid, And in order to make them all willing to marry, The tax was as large as a man could well carry. The bachelors grumbled and said 'twas no use, 'Twas horrid injustice and horrid abuse, And declared that to save their own hearts' blood from spilling, Of such a vile tax they would not pay a shilling.
Seite 42 - DEAR COUSIN EPHRAIM: — I now take my pen in hand to let you know that I am well, hoping these few lines will find you enjoying the same blessing. When I come down to Portland I didn't think o' staying more than three or four days, if I could sell my load of ax handles, and mother's cheese, and cousin Nabby's bundle of footings; but when I got here I found Uncle Nat was gone a freighting down to Quoddy, and...
Seite 89 - Resolved, that the proceedings of this meeting be published in all the democratic national republican newspapers in the State.
Seite v - What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was proved true before, Prove false again? Two hundred more.
Seite 36 - In the fall of the year 1829, I took it into my head I'd go to Portland. I had heard a good deal about Portland, what a fine place it was, and how the folks got rich there proper fast; and that fall there was a couple of new papers come up to our place from there, called the "Portland Courier...
Seite 38 - Yes." Well, then, says I to myself, I have a pesky good mind to go in and have a try with one of these chaps and see if they can twist my eye-teeth out. If they can get the best end of a bargain out of me they can do what there ain'ta man in our place can do; and I should just like to know what sort of stuff these ere Portland chaps are made of.
Seite 38 - I'll give you two cents for three of them, for I begin to feel a little as though I would like to take a bite." "Well," says he, "I wouldn't sell 'em to anybody else so, but, seeing it's you, I don't care if you take 'em.
Seite 275 - I'll tell you : suppose you have a bushel of potatoes in Downingville, and you wanted to send them to Washington, how much would it cost you to get them there ?' ' Well,' says I, ' about two shillins lawful — for I sent a barrel there to the Gineral last fall, and that cost me a dollar freight.
Seite 214 - ... em as they come along. And at last he got so beat out, he couldn't only wrinkle his forehead and wink. Then I kind of stood behind him and reached my arm round under his, and shook for him for about a half an hour as tight as I could spring, .Then we concluded it was best to adjourn for to-day.