The letters of Jack Downing, major ... to ... mr. Dwight, of the New York daily advertiser1835 |
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Seite 22 - I've heard about that scrape. I have heard it said, that Mr. Van Buren had sawed the string-pieces under the bridge (anybody may guess for what); but that can't be so, for he was right behind the Gineral when the bridge fell, and all the folks were floundering in the mud and water. I thought he was gone, too, for he was right in the thickest on 'em. I and the Gineral clapt in the spurs, and we went quick enough through the crowd on the Battery; and the first thing I saw was Mr. Van Buren hanging...
Seite 87 - ... in a race, when a good many are runnin, and if the ground is muddy and slippery ; for he is a master hand at trippin folks. But I'm afraid he'd stand a slim chance over a clear field. And it ain't fair to make him run so. Any man can catch a rat in a strait race, because he ain't used to it ; but give him a few old barrels and logs to dodge round, then, I tell you, it's pretty tuff work.
Seite 74 - ... it keeps goin round and round, all about creation ; and they git the most on't who are the most industrious and cute in inventin things. He says that paper mony is jest as good, and a leetle better than hard mony, if folks don't shell out too much on't : and the natur of paper-mony makers is always to git off as much as they can, and if it warn't for somethin to check it, it would be as bad as old continental times. He says, there is two ways to make mony scarce — one is by sendin hard mony...
Seite 87 - But, Major, that ain't the worst trouble now,' says the Gineral; and he got up, and stomped about, and then came back and filled his pipe, and stomped about agin, without lightin it. I see there was trouble brewin.
Seite 111 - Gineral, little things sometimes give us a kink and a notion of bigger ones ; and now,' says I, ' do you know, Gineral, we are in a scrape now, pretty much like that one we jest got out on.
Seite 127 - Gineral, I was thinkin,' says I, 'if you had kept your spectacles in your side breast-pocket, they would be on your nose now; but,' says I, 'that ain't the worst on't, I'm afeard,' says I, 'Gineral, we've got too many pockets for our money, and when we want it we shall all have to come to our shirts and boots before we find it.
Seite 75 - ere folks, and always was, who would spile a horn, or make a spoon ; and with that he out with his old watch, as big as a tea cup, wound her up, and then clapt her to my ear. ' She is as true,' says he,
Seite 26 - em all stationed, and I went out and come back three or four times across the brook by the potash, to try 'em. I got a white hat on, and shag-bark stick, put some flour on my head, and got on to my sorrel horse, and looked just as much like the old gentleman as I could. Arter tryin them two or three times, I got 'em all as limber as a with, and the last time I tried 'em, you've no idee, it went off just as slick as ile. ' Now,' says I,
Seite 111 - I'm stump'd completely ! It will never do to risk walking home with this button off; for if 'tother one comes off, it's all over with me ; and if I sit here without my pantaloons till that fellow puts on a button, I'll kitch my death of cold ! Look here, Major,' says the Gineral, ' that other button is taken all the strain, and it will come off in less than five minutes — what is to be done ? It seems to me, Major,' said the Gineral, 'that no man is placed so often in such real trouble as I am.