 Fit you like a whistle, sir," said the pedlar, fumbling among his wares, and at length drawing forth a pair of candle moulds, much to the amusement of the bystanders. The rain which had begun to fall now cut short our conference. I bought a few trifles,...  Forest Life - Page 115by Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1842 - 484 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - Frontier and pioneer life - 1842 - 372 pages
...rain which had begun to fall, now cut short our conference. I bought a few M 4 trifles, and the pedlar received his pay with a bow which was almost a salaam....sheltered by a screen of boughs fitted in the sides of his waggon, and meeting over his head; — a protection against sun and rain which I much admired. " This... | |
 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1873 - 344 pages
...The rain which had begun to fall now cut short our conference. I bought a few trifles, and the pedlar received his pay with a bow which was almost a salaam. Mounting his blue hearse, he drove .off in trinmph, not minding the rain, from which he was completely sheltered by a screen of boughs fitted... | |
 | David Leeming, Jake Page - Fiction - 1999 - 234 pages
...The rain which had begun to fall now cut short our conference. I bought a few trifles, and the pedlar received his pay with a bow which was almost a salaam....protection against sun and rain which I much admired.* Western Outlaws and Lawmen Perhaps the richest source for legendary heroes in the American experience... | |
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