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The collection of printed matter which appears under the title of "High Life in New York" is accompanied by a note, signed by the publishers, who are naturally supposed to know something of the real value of the works they issue, in which "editors are forewarned that it is a volume which, for downright drollery and hearty humor, has never had its equal in the productions of any American pen," and are otherwise admonished in various ways calculated to inspire lofty expectations, and to fill the mind with exalted visions of coming joy.
Meanwhile he continued to smile cheerily at the young person he had so rudely designated as a little Wop and gestured to the seat beside him. "Hop in," he admonished. "Let us be off before that horse comes and steps on me. That's a dear girl." But Maria Angelina shook her dark head. "I told you, no, Signor, I could not go. In my country one does not ride with young men."
A thousand times have I been admonished, when eating my vegetable dinner during the hot and fatiguing days of summer for I was bred to the farm, and ate little or no meat till I was fourteen years of age to eat more butter, or cheese, or something that would give me strength; for I could not work, they said, without something more nourishing than bread and the other vegetables.
In the exuberance of my happiness, I have given him free leave to kiss Barbara and Tou Tou, but the poor man does not seem to be likely to have the chance. "Are not you going to speak to the general?" I say, nudging Barbara. "You have never said 'How do you do? to him." Thus admonished, they recover their presence of mind and turn to salute him.
Admonished of his neglect by this sharp rebuke, he turned round quickly towards the desert, and gave the fearful alarm of "The Arabs!" Every man ceased his work, and the Whole were on the point of rushing in a body towards their arms, when the greater steadiness of Captain Truck prevented it. "Whereaway?" he demanded sternly. "On the most distant hillock of sand, may be a mile and a half inland."
He admonished the Persian nation to investigate reality, announced that religion must be the cause of unity and love, that it must be the means of binding hearts together, the cause of life and illumination.
On behalf of Apollinaris, too, I beg you to pardon the rudeness which we offered to this maiden " "I am not angry with you any more," cried Melissa, eagerly and frankly, and the tribune thanked her in his own and his brother's name. He began trying to explain the unfortunate occurrence, but Berenike admonished him to lose no time.
The hired servant, as well as the slave, needs to be admonished of the sins of "eye service" and "purloining;" and the master of voluntary, as well as involuntary servants, needs to be admonished to "give that which is just and equal." The ruler in a republic, or, in a limited monarchy, as well as the despot, requires to be reminded, that he is to be "a minister of God for good."
Carr was evidently accustomed to be obeyed, for, thus admonished, John seized the struggling and shrieking Miss Terry, and bore her to the edge of the boat, where she was caught by two sailors, and, amidst the cheers of excited passengers, fairly dragged on to the deck. "Oh! Mrs.
Weed, did you ever hear, in this connection, of the witness in court asked to state his age? He said sixty. As he was on the face of it much older, but persisted, the court admonished him, saying: "'The court knows you to be older than sixty! "'Oh, I understand now, owned up the old fellow. 'You are thinking of the ten years I spent in Maryland; that was so much time lost and did not count!"
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