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"My name is Walter Dibble; I carry on hatting extensively in Danbury; I came to Grassy Plain to buy fur, and have purchased some 'beaver' and 'cony, and now it seems I am to be called 'crazy' and a 'poor man, because I want to buy a little 'Russia' to make up my assortment." The ladies began to open their eyes; they saw that Mr.
The lottery business still prospered, but it was mostly in the hands of agents, in Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford and Middletown, and Barnum began to look around for some field for his individual energies. He tried travelling as a book auctioneer, but found it uncongenial and quit the business.
"The cap'n?" growled Stubbs, anything but pleased at the form and manner of the question. "I'm not his keeper and no man is my master." "Does he live?" Briefly Wilson told of what had been done with Danbury. The Priest listened with interest. Then he asked: "And your mission here?" Before Wilson could frame a reply, the Priest waved his hand impatiently to the crowd which melted away.
Darned if they ain't gettin' to look as chubby as them babies you see in the advertisements. An' their tempers is growin' likewise." "Good fightin' spirit, eh?" "Yes," drawled Stubbs, "an' a hell of a bad thing to have on the high seas." "Well," said Danbury, after a moment's thought, "you have them up on deck to-morrow and I'll have a talk with them."
After giving three hearty cheers, the procession returned to Danbury. The utmost harmony and unanimity of feeling prevailed throughout the day, and we are happy to add that no accident occured to mar the festivities of the occasion. " The editorial career continued as it had begun. In 1830 The Herald of Freedom was sold to Mr. George Taylor.
At this critical moment I was instructed by my paper to accompany a raiding expedition sent by General von Hindenburg into northern New Jersey, with the object of capturing the Picatinny arsenal near Dover; and this occupied me for several days, during which General von Kluck's army, unresisted, had marched into Connecticut up to a line reaching from beyond Bridgeport to Danbury to Washington, and had occupied New Rochelle, Greenwich, Stamford, South Norwalk, and Bridgeport.
That Danbury youth who gets snarled up so badly when he is sent to do anything, and who has lived through no end of mustard plaster and other soothing applications, is standing in a doorway whistling. Browne conceives it to be a capital idea to waylay this boy and interview him. But, as if divining Browne's purpose, the young hero gives a war-whoop and dives down a side alley.
"Joe Clarke, the huntsman, was a famous old rider, known for five counties round; but he reckoned upon his second horse, and the second horses had all been left many miles behind. However, the one he was riding was good enough for anything with such a horseman upon his back, and he was going as well as when he started. As to Wat Danbury, he was going better.
All I ask you now is to save my reason. The doctor listened to his story, and was shocked as he heard it. "'It appears to be a very clear case, said he. 'This must be a lesson to you for life. "'Never a drop again if I only come safely through this, cried Wat Danbury. "'Well, my dear boy, if you will stick to that it may prove a blessing in disguise.
If ever the devil assumed human shape, he would say that this was no other than his satanic majesty himself. "A gentleman to see you, sir, in the study." "The devil you say," snapped Danbury. "I did not say it, sir." "I wanted to take this gentleman in there. However, we will go to the den." Danbury led the way through a series of rooms to a smaller room which opened upon the green lawn.
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