 The women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family...  The Works of Washington Irving. - Seite 471861Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1898 - 359 Seiten
...at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences : the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and...obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | 1898
...at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and...obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.) - 1898
...at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and...obliging husbands would not do for them. In a •word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 199 Seiten
...at all country frolics for husking Indian corn or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and...obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to-^atterid to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less...obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less...obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Frederick Henry Sykes - 1900 - 222 Seiten
...at all country frolics for husking Indian corn or building stone fences. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and...obliging husbands would not do for them ;—in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Frances W. Lewis - 1900 - 308 Seiten
...all the country frolics for husking Indian corn or building stone fences. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and...obliging husbands would not do for them ; in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own, — but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 230 Seiten
...at all country frolics for husking Indian corn, or building stone fences: the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and...their less obliging husbands would not do for them. Rip Van Winkle. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 159 Seiten
...building stone fences. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to run errands, and to do such odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping... | |
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