The Humour of AmericaAngus Evan Abbott W. Scott, 1893 - 462 Seiten |
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... asked by a spectator to make a speech , he said that , considering the interesting pro- gramme which had been prepared by their good friend the Sheriff , he could not hope to say anything likely to amuse them . The compiler of a book of ...
... asked by a spectator to make a speech , he said that , considering the interesting pro- gramme which had been prepared by their good friend the Sheriff , he could not hope to say anything likely to amuse them . The compiler of a book of ...
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... asked to prepare a volume of humorous extracts from American authors . The job is a big one now . What it will be if America continues to produce " funny " men at the rate she has done for the past hundred years it is impossible to ...
... asked to prepare a volume of humorous extracts from American authors . The job is a big one now . What it will be if America continues to produce " funny " men at the rate she has done for the past hundred years it is impossible to ...
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... asked Dock Smith . " Bill didn't say nuthin ' : he jest smiled sort uv peaceful like , an ' closed his eyes . " The end hez come , ' said Dock Brainerd sof'ly ; ' Bill is dyin ' . ' " Then Bill murmured kind o ' far - away like ( as if ...
... asked Dock Smith . " Bill didn't say nuthin ' : he jest smiled sort uv peaceful like , an ' closed his eyes . " The end hez come , ' said Dock Brainerd sof'ly ; ' Bill is dyin ' . ' " Then Bill murmured kind o ' far - away like ( as if ...
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... asked my wife . " Oh , certainly , " I replied ; " only they seem to be a little mixed up about their children . " " 6 CEB " That isn't a nice thing to say , " returned my wife . I could not deny it . And yet the next morning , when the ...
... asked my wife . " Oh , certainly , " I replied ; " only they seem to be a little mixed up about their children . " " 6 CEB " That isn't a nice thing to say , " returned my wife . I could not deny it . And yet the next morning , when the ...
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... asked Mrs. Brede , after a moment ; you are very generous to make it ours too . " Then we lay down on the grass , and Brede began to talk in a gentle voice , as if he felt the influence of the place . He had paddled a canoe , in his ...
... asked Mrs. Brede , after a moment ; you are very generous to make it ours too . " Then we lay down on the grass , and Brede began to talk in a gentle voice , as if he felt the influence of the place . He had paddled a canoe , in his ...
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Seite 107 - To see my Ma? She's sprinklin' clo'es Agin to-morrer's i'nin'." To say why gals acts so or so, Or don't, 'ould be presumin'; Mebby to mean yes an' say no Comes nateral to women. He stood a spell on one foot fust, Then stood a spell on t'other, An' on which one he felt the wust He couldn't ha
Seite 104 - em, danced 'em, druv 'em, Fust this one, an' then thet, by spells — All is, he could n't love 'em. But long o' her his veins 'ould run All crinkly like curled maple, The side she breshed felt full o' sun Ez a south slope in Ap'il.
Seite 135 - I was dreadfully hipped. The hours seemed as if they would never creep by. The very ticking of the clock became irksome. At length the stillness of the house was interrupted by the ringing of a bell. Shortly after I heard the voice of a waiter at the bar: "The stout gentleman in No. 1 3 wants his breakfast. Tea and bread and butter, with ham and eggs; the eggs not to be too much done.
Seite 106 - An' yit she gin her cheer a jerk Ez though she wished him furder, An' on her apples kep' to work, Parin
Seite 135 - Boots, and all the other vagabond race that infest the purlieus of an inn ; but the bustle was transient ; the coach again whirled on its way ; and boy and dog, and hostler and Boots, all slunk back again to their holes ; the street again became silent, and the rain continued to rain on. In fact, there was no hope of its clearing up ; the barometer pointed to rainy weather ; mine...
Seite 104 - ... Ith no one nigh to hender. A fireplace filled the room's one side With half a cord o' wood in — There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died) To bake ye to a puddin'. The wa'nut logs shot sparkles out Towards the pootiest, bless her, An...
Seite 319 - He is so spiritless and cowardly that even while his exposed teeth are pretending a threat, the rest of his face is apologizing for it. And he is so homely! — so scrawny, and ribby, and coarse-haired, and pitiful. When he sees you he lifts his lip and lets a flash of his teeth out, and then turns a little out of the...