...disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face,...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents...

...instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Tedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Hummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents...

...disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face,...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke, instead of idle speeches or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents...

...Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke, instead of idle speeches or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster,...was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — election — members of Congress — liberty — Bunker's hill — heroes of seventy-six — and...

...Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face , double chin, and fair long pipe , uttering clouds of tobacco smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster,...— elections — members of congress — liberty — Bunker's-hill — heroes of 'Seventy-six — and other words, that were a perfect Babylonish jargon...

...disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face,...handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens—elections—members of congress—liberty—Bunker's Hill—heroes of seventy-six—and...

...disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face,...lean, bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of hand, bills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens — elections — members of congress...

...instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Tedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe,...handbills, was haranguing vehemently about rights of citizens—elections—members of congress—liberty—Bunker's Hill—heroes of seventy-six—and...

...disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face,...of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummcl, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean,...

...disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face,...of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Buuimel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a...