 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 47von Washington Irving - 1861Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1898 - 406 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 - 200 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... | |
 | Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.) - 1898 - 480 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1899 - 220 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 - 554 Seiten
...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 - 432 Seiten
...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 - 232 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 - 334 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 - 252 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 - 170 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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