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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1912 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIII THE NEW CHAUFFEUR A MORNING breeze from the northwest blew across the old Webster Farm. It sailed a few fluffs of cotton, far up in a corn-flower sky, and they seemed to have floated from some country of peace and to be whiffed by soft breath over the clear green hills. Nora jumped up from her breakfast and called to Miss Anthony as she passed the sick-room door. "I'm going out to look for a place where I can holler." The blue dress and the fuzzy pigtail twinkled over a stone fence opposite the farmhouse and across-lots through the timothy to a high spot in the middle of the field. Standing on tiptoe on this hummock Nora shouted up the wind, "Daddy's better! Daddy's better! Daddy's better!" "Hurroo!" came a faint reply. She scanned the horizon. Nothing voiceful to be seen save a song-sparrow, and he couldn't say " Hur More clatter, barking, tooting and familiar voices drew her attention to the road. There in front of the gate stood the big black motor, just arrived and boiling over with boys and dog. "Hurroo!" shrieked the boys, stumbling across the fields towards their sister. "Hurroo--oo--oo," answered Nora. "Oh, Bob, Oh, Danny, where did you get those clothes?" "Oh, Mrs. Wiedner gave them to us," vouchsafed Rob offhand. "Dad's better, isn't he? May we see him?" "I, me, and Wobbit got pony and tart, Nonie." "On'y the pony's awful old. He can't more'n walk. But you ought to see my bicycle." "Mine wockin' horse." "Motor-boats for the Lake. Three more autos you've never seen." "'Lectric lights." "Treasure sleeps in Shagbark's old house. It's got two rooms in it." "Tweasure got silver tollar." "It belonged to Wallace's dog, you see." "I got Wallit's dwum." "Who are Shagbark and Wallace?" demanded Nora. "Shagbark was Mrs. Wiedner's-son-Wallace'sm...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II. THE FIRST DAY'S JOURNEY, AND THE FIRST EVENING'S ADVENTURES; WITH THEIR CONSEQUENCES. That punctual servant of all work, the sun, had just risen, and begun to strike a light on the morning of the thirteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, when Mr. Samuel Pickwick burst like another sun from his slumbers; threw open his chamber window, and looked out upon the world beneath. Goswell-street was at his feet, Goswell-street was on his right hand--as far as the eye could reach, Goswell-street extended on his left; and the opposite side of Goswell-street was over the way. "Such," thought Mr. Pickwick, "are the narrow views of those philosophers who, content with examining the things that CAB AND CAB DRIVER, 1836. lie before them, look not to the truths which are hidden beyond. As well might I be content to gaze on Goswellstreet for ever, without one effort to penetrate to the hidden countries which on every side surround it." And having given vent to this beautiful reflection, Mr. Pickwick proceeded to put himself into his clothes; and his clothes into' his portmanteau. Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire; the operation of shaving, dressing, and coffee-imbibing was soon performed: and, in another hour, Mr. Pickwick, with his portmanteau in his hand, his telescope in his great-coat pocket, and his notebook in his waistcoat, ready for the reception of any discoveries worthy of being noted down, had arrived at the coach stand in St. Martin's-le-Grand. "Cab!" said Mr. Pickwick. "Here you are, Sir," shouted a strange specimen of the human race, in a sackcloth coat, and apron of the same, who with a brass label and number round his neck, looked as if he were catalogued in some collection of rarities....

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: New York : George H. Doran company; Subjects: Glacier National Park (Mont.); Siksika Indians;

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: New York : Duffield

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ... And half-a-crown a-day to Peter's son, And that was for a shot so gay, Which bravely brought Sir Andrew down. "Horsely, I will make thee a knight, And in Yorkshire thou shalt dwell: aw Lord Howard shall Earl Bury hight, For this act he deserveth well. Ninety pound to our Englishmen, Who in this fight did stoutly stand; And twelve-pence a-day to the Scots, till they 2« Come to my brother king's high land." THE BATTLE OF CORICHIE ON THE HILL OF FAIR, FOUGHT OCT. 28, 1562. From Evans's Old Ballads, iii. 132. The favor shown by Queen Mary to her brother Lord James Stuart, on her first coming to Scotland, excited a violent jealousy in Gordon, Earl of Huntly, who, as a Catholic, and the head of a loyal and powerful family in the North, expected no slight distinction from his sovereign. This jealousy broke out into open hostility when the Queen, in 1562, conferred on her brother the earldom of Murray, the honors and revenues of which had been enjoyed by Huntly since 1548. Mary was at this time on a progress in the northern part of her kingdom, attended by the new earl and a small escort. Huntly collected his vassals and posted himself at a place called the Fair Bank, or Corichie, near Aberdeen. Murray having increased his forces by seven or eight hundred of the Forbeses and Leslies, who, although attached to the Huntly faction, dared not disobey the Queen's summons, marched to the attack. As little confidence could be placed in the good faith of the northern recruits, he ordered them to begin the battle. In obedience to this command, they advanced against the enemy, but instantly recoiled and retreated in a pretended panic on Murray's reserve, followed by the Gordons in disorder. The Queen's party received both the flying and the pursuers with an impenetrabl...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905. Excerpt: ... as had been maintained by Ciamician and later confirmed by WeisMann. I am inclined to regard both as true; or in other words, that the germ cells probably arise rather indiscriminately in both positions, though in some specimens rather predominantly in the one region and in others equally pronounced in the other region. As I have elsewhere shown this to be the case with species of Eudendrium, it is unnecessary to more than mention the matter in this connection. It would seem that in this species we have a hydroid in which the differentiation of the body cells of the two layers is physiologically less sharp than in others. The growth of the egg is quite similar in most respects to that of other species of Tubularia, such as larynx, as described by Doflein1, and crocea, as described by Allen2. It has not been possible to confirm Bbauer's view that those germ cells which are to give rise to eggs are sharply differentiated before they come into the gonophore, or during their migration thitherward. On the other hand the view of Doflein that their impulse toward active egg development is the result largely of position and nutrition in the gonophore seems by far the more probable, and is in general agreement with similar facts in the case of other species. Of the large number of germ cells which crowd the mature gonophore a comparatively few, perhaps three or four, assume the character of ova at any one period of development. Their growth results from the active absorption of their less fortunate fellows, as has been shown in many other cases, as by Allen and Doflein, previously cited, and by the present writer in the case of Pennaria (op. cit.). As in the case of most Tubularians, after the development and liberation of one series of embryos other of the primor...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1802 Excerpt: ... ed from the mouth of the cave. At this / went out faster than / got in, but plucking up my courage, /took up a great fire-brand, and rushed in again with it flaming in my hand, when I was moll: as much frighted as before j for I heardja loud sigh followed by a broken nolle, and thPp sigh again. I stepped back struck with such fMik that it put me into a cold sweat. Ho we ver recovered resolution enough to step forward again, and lifting up my light, 1 saw lying on the ground a monstrous he-goat, gasping for life. I now recovered from my fright, and began to look round me This cave was but twelve feet over, and I observed that on the farther side was an opening, into which 1 crept upon my hands and knees: but as I had no light I deferred going farther than the entrance till the next day, when / brought candles of my own making, and crept about ten yards, after which the roof rose to about twenty feet high and the wall reflected a hundred thousand lights from my two candles. It was a deli htful grotto, the floor dry and level, no damp to be felt, nor any noxious creature to be seen. To this place I bro't all my powder and all my spare arms, and now kept at my castle only five guns, which stood ready 4jUecL had now been twenty-two years in fche islands 1 so naturalized to the place, that had I feure as to the savages, I then fancied I lave been contented to have staid in it, till, like the goat, I had died of mere old age; but my twenty third vear, going: out at break of day, I was surprised with the light of a fire on the shore, towards the end of the island; which, to my great affliction, was on my side. In this extremity I went back directly to my castle; pulled up the ladder after me, and put myself in the best posture of defence. I staid within two hours, ...

The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website. You can also preview the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publisher's book club where they can select from more than a million books for free. Original Publisher: Bigelow Smith

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Philadelphia ; London : J.B. Lippincott Company; Publication date: 1909; Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Literary; Juvenile Fiction / Classics;

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900. Excerpt: ... CIRCLE CITY. Two short days in rapid waters piloting in and about bars, with gathering of wood along the shores for the boat, and we were landed at Circle City, 80 miles up the river from Fort Yukon. The gangplank was down, whereupon a delegation of "prominent citizens" boarded us. Below in the boiler-room, among Eskimo dogs and Siwash Indians, they lined over and upon our luggage and traps and read off their resolutions, and politely requested our concurrence in said memorials. In plain, "What are you going to do about it?" Captain Ray, of the United States army, mounted a box of evaporated potatoes and made a nice little speech, in which he tried to make them believe they were good American citizens and that they certainly could not mean to disturb the peace and break the municipal laws of the growing metropolis, Circle City, as also the law and Constitution of the great and glorious United States. That now, after having acted their play so admirably, they must go home and not rob the boat--take the bread and cheese out of the mouths of their neighbors, the good people on the Klondike who were hungry, whose mouths have been watering a whole season for the good things of this good boat's stores, who stretch out empty hands for the same and return nuggets in thanksgiving. A very nice, very eloquent, very proper speech he made, appealing to justice, humanity, and loyalty. He, however, made a serious mistake in appealing to patriotism, for the chief speaker of the committee bounced the most prominent pile of luggage, which happened to be a keg of assorted sweet pickles of Captain Ray's own importation, and made the foliov.'ing back talk: "We, the association now presenting, are the people, the miners, the bone and sinew of Alaska. We are hungry; we are thir...