 | 1865 - 838 pages
...contemplating my new flatboat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages with...' Certainly,' said I. I was very glad to have the opportunity of earning something. I supposed that each would give me two or three bits. The trunks... | |
 | Mrs. P. A. Hanaford - 1865 - 230 pages
...contemplating my new flat-boat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages with..."Who owns this?" I answered, somewhat modestly, "I do."—"Will you," said one of them, " take us and our trunks out to the steamer? " — " Certainly,"... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 866 pages
...contemplating my new flatboat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages with...boats singled out mine, and asked, ' Who owns this TI answered, somewhat modestly, ' I do.' ' Will you,' said one of them, 1 take us and our trunks out... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 864 pages
...contemplating my new flatboat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages with...at the different boats singled out mine, and asked, 4Who owns this?1 I answered, somewhat modestly, 4I do.' 'Will you/ said one of them, * take us and... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 848 pages
...flatboat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any particular, when two mea came down to the shore in carriages with trunks, and...different boats singled out mine, and asked, 'Who owns thisf I answered, somewhat modestly, ' I do.' ' Will you,' said one of them, * take us and our trunks... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 840 pages
...carriages with trunks, and looking at the different boats singled out mine, and asked, 'Who owns this TI answered, somewhat modestly, ' I do.' ' Will you,'...them, ' take us and our trunks out to the steamer V ' Certainly,' said I. I was very glad to have the chance of earning something. I supposed that each... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 pages
...contemplating my new flatboat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages with trunks, and looking at th« different boats singled out mine, and asked, 'Who owns thisf I answered, somewhat modestly, 'I... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1866 - 748 pages
...contemplating my new flatboat and wondering whether 1 could make it stronger, or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages,...steamer?' 'Certainly,' said I. I was very glad to have the opportunity of earning something. I supposed that each would give me two or three bits. The trunks... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1866 - 780 pages
...contemplating my new flatboat and wondering whether I could make it stronger, or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages,...steamer?' 'Certainly,' said I. I was very glad to have the opportunity of earning something. I supposed that each would give me two or three bite. The trunks... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - 1866 - 264 pages
...contemplating my new flat-boat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any particular, when two men came down to the shore in carriages with...answered, somewhat modestly, ' I do.' ' Will you,' said problem of reconciling the interests of labour and capital ... so simple and effective as negro slavery.... | |
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take us and our trunks out to the steamer?' 'Certainly,' said I. I was very glad to have the chance of earning 109 something. 
