United States or Netherlands ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Warren, "and give room, I will address you here, where we stand, and let you know my reasons why I think your conduct ought to be " "No, no no preachee here," suddenly interrupted Streak o' Lightning; "go to village, go to meetin'-'us' preachee there. Two preacher, den. Bring wagon and put him in. March, march; path open."
Well, she'd oughter do gret things with that 'ere meetin'-'us o' her'n for the chickens; it's kinder genteel-lookin', and I spose they've got means; they've got ability. Gentility without ability I do despise; but where 't'a'n't so, 't'a'n't no matter; but I'xpect it don't ensure the faowls none, doos it?" "I rather think not," said I, laughing; "that is the reason we want some of yours."
"Perhaps he is out of New London, or some of the ports on the main, and being bound to the West Indies he has been a little careless about weathering the island. It's no great matter, after all." "It is some such matter, Captain Garner, as walkin' round a meetin'-'us' when your ar'n'd is in at the door in front.
Maxwell went, but "favoured his own meetin'-'us," he said, which was the little white Unitarian church by the post-office. "Folks didn't set easy in Mrs. Maxwell's church," he often said, "and he didn't like to see a minister in a white petticoat, with a black ribbund around his neck." It didn't seem respectful to him to have so much to do with the service.
Then Miller had considerately told us that we must pass two churches, or a church and a "meetin'-'us'," the spires of both of which were visible most of the way, answering for beacons. Referring to this term of "meeting-house," does it not furnish conclusive evidence, of itself, of the inconsistent folly of that wisest of all earthly beings, man?
Word Of The Day