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And here follows the treatise, a Defense of Results, an Apology for Opportunism, conceived in agreeable procrastination, devoted to the praise of the inconsequential angleworm, and dedicated to a childish memory of a whistling carpenter and his fat dog. Let us face the worst at the very beginning. It shall be a shameless example of fishing under conditions that make the fly a mockery.
Now I'm going to bore a little hole in this end, and then I'm going to put in a little saw and saw a door in the end of your trunk house so you can crawl out. Don't be afraid. I'll soon have you out," said the carpenter. Very carefully Mr. Wright bored the hole. Then, with a small saw, he began cutting a hole in the side of the big trunk.
It was learned by inquiry in Bethlehem that Joseph, the carpenter, though a poor man, is a direct descendant of David, the famous Jewish king, and, strangely enough, too, that the beautiful Mary belongs to the same princely family. The Hebrew records of this great race are most complete, and there is no doubt as to the blood of the man and woman.
"Now, sergeant," said I, "this is preposterous. All this prisoner did was to try to stop a mob from destroying property." "You can tell all that to the magistrate in the morning," said the sergeant. "What is the bail?" I demanded. "You are prepared to put up bail?" I answered that I was; and then for the first time Carpenter spoke. "You mean you wish to pay money to secure my release?
Meanwhile, till the fires should have done their work, most of the party were comfortably awaiting the moment of enjoyment, and taking some other moments, as it seemed, by the way. Mrs. Carpenter in one place was surrounded by her large family of children; all come to pick blackberries, all heated with work and fun, and eager for the dinner.
"Nor dead, neither," added the carpenter. "Ther' won't be nothing left of neither of 'em but ashes." And the carpenter hid his face in his hands. The fresh-water fisherman had pulled out a rag which he called a "hangkercher," it had served to carry bait that morning, and was making use of its best corner to dry the tears which were running down his cheeks.
Sometimes the carpenter and Crass were able to charge an hour or two more on the making and polishing of a coffin for a good job, but that was all. Sometimes, when there was a very cheap job, they were paid only three shillings for attending as bearers, but this was not often: as a rule they got the same amount whether it was a cheap funeral or an expensive one.
He has been with me two years and I never knew him to tell me a lie in that time. From the Carpenter and Builder. "SIR, From the time Jackson has been under me, he has learnt the trade fast. He is fond of it, is steady and obliging, and I think will make a good mechanic as joiner and carpenter. Yours truly, The following is an account of a visit paid by the Bishop and Mrs.
Claude came in to say that Shaw, the town carpenter, and Sol Mogg, the ancient sexton of St. Anne's, and several more of my old acquaintances were without, and begged the honour of greeting me. I lay that night in Captain Clapsaddle's lodgings opposite, and slept soundly.
Butler and Carpenter, of Philadelphia, to furnish the stamps of all sizes, and to meet the expense of the engraving, at the rate of thirteen cents per thousand. In the year 1873 I received from Mr. Carpenter an album which contained proof specimens of every internal revenue adhesive stamp, public and private, engraved and printed, previous to March, 1873.
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