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Nothing but sickness excused any member of the family, servants included, from attending morning prayers, and every Sunday the well-appointed carriage bore those who wished to attend church to the most fashionable one in the city. The children attended Sabbath-school regularly, and in the afternoon the girls who were old enough taught classes in the colored school.
Smith started back in infinite alarm 'Not for worlds, Sir, not for worlds; I beg to decline it. The Fire-king "Then wherefore did you send me a challenge? You pledged your honor to drink it, if I did; I have done it; and if you are a gentleman, you must drink it too." Mr. Smith "No, no, I must be excused: I am quite satisfied without it." Here several voices exclaimed that the bet was lost.
Socrates excused himself to Perdiccas for not going to him, saying, It is because I would not perish by the worst of all ends; that is, I would not receive a favor and then be unable to return it.
To those who are yet unacquainted with these islands, and cannot or will not have recourse to my former voyage, I must be excused giving a few particulars concerning them. In the year 1816, in the ship Rurik, I discovered the chain of islands called by their inhabitants, Radack.
Besides, your courage and manners have so won my heart that I will not have you expose yourselves to further danger. I am convinced that some day or other I shall find you useful as well as agreeable." He then gave them a warm invitation to stay with him altogether, but with many thanks for the honour done them, they begged to be excused, and to be suffered to remain at home.
Then looking at Miss Haldin she excused herself once more for not taking her upstairs to Madame S The interview could not be interrupted. Presently the journalist would be seen coming down the stairs. "Positively there is no chair down here to offer you," she continued. "But if you prefer your own thoughts to my chatter, I will sit down on the bottom step here and keep silent."
To live through months with that sea between us my boy maybe shot my " "Mamma, please!" "I can't help it, Leon; I'm not one of those fine mothers that can be so brave. Cut out my heart, but leave my boy! My wonder-boy my child I prayed for!" "There's other mothers, ma, with sons!" "Yes, but not wonder-sons! A genius like you could so easy get excused, Leon. Give it up.
I am informed that your supper is ready." He took my arm, and we went into the next room, where I found an excellent supper ready on the table. The Count again excused himself, as he had dined out on his being away from home. But he sat as on the previous night, and chatted whilst I ate.
In my watch was a man named Timothy Hennesy, who on 'small-arm' days would bind with spun-yarn his big toe, thereby giving the inspecting officer the impression he had hurt it, and was in consequence excused from wearing his boots. Following this inspection, one watch goes below to make or mend their clothes, and the other remains on deck until noon.
Not having the original of the pamphlet and giving the following passages in a free translation from the German translation which appeared in the above quoted number of the Democrat, I may be excused by those who have the French pamphlet at hand, if they should find any deviation from it.
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