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But I don't think what he did with his money is much encouragement for me to Then the thought of how little he could give his son his 'portion, or any part of it, stopped the squire. Osborne took up the speech. 'I'm as ready as any man to earn my living; only the preparation for any profession will cost money, and money I haven't got. 'No more have I, said the squire, shortly.
A Hamley of Hamley takes a higher position than his master. I'll go on with the works, see if I don't! I'm paying between one and two hundred a year interest on Government money. I'll raise some more if I go to the Jews; Osborne has shown me the way, and Osborne shall pay for it he shall. I'll not put up with insults. You shouldn't have stopped me, Roger!
From the day when young Osborne, the bold London 'prentice, leaped into the Thames to fish up thence his master's daughter, and brought back, not only the little lady, but the ducal coronet of Leeds in prospective, to that when Thomas Newcome the elder walked up to the same London that he might earn the "bloody hand" for Sir Brian and Sir Barnes, English life has been full of such gallant achievements.
Within her borders resided such venerable patriots as Matthew Locke, Moses Winslow, Griffith Rutherford, John Brevard, William Sharpe, Samuel Young, William Kennon, Adlai Osborne, Francis McCorkle, James Brandon, James McCay, and many others, all true and constant friends of liberty; but alas! how little of their eminent services has been preserved.
"As soon as they have done drinking bring back the cups and saucers to be washed," she said to the Gibbons boys and the little boys. This was an idea of Mary Osborne's. But what was their surprise, that the more they poured out, the more cups they seemed to have! Elizabeth Eliza took the coffee, and Mary Osborne the tea. Amanda brought fresh cups from the kitchen.
Osborne had kept on replying to his unreasonable grumblings, which had only added to his anger; and as soon as the squire had fairly gone, Osborne turned to Roger, and said, 'Of course you'll go, Roger? ten to one he'll be in another mind to- morrow. 'No, said Roger, bluntly enough for he was extremely disappointed; 'I won't run the chance of vexing him. I shall refuse.
Amelia had risen very early in the morning, and packed her little trunks with the greatest alacrity, while Osborne lay in bed deploring that she had not a maid to help her. She was only too glad, however, to perform this office for herself.
In my childhood and youth, I heard a great deal said of the Protestant Succession, the House of Hanover, and King George II.; all mixed up with such names as those of George Clinton, Gen. Monckton, Sir Charles Hardy, James de Lancey, and Sir Danvers Osborne, his official representatives in the colony.
"No, you dear little thing, I believe you don't understand me," said Cecilia, kissing me. "What pretty hair you have, and how nice you keep it, to be sure! so smooth and glossy! Come, had we not better be going down, do you think?" So down we came, and found dinner ready; and I do not think I ever thought of it again till I was going to bed. Then I said to Flora, "Do you like Cecilia Osborne?"
Osborne was just on the point of knocking down a gentleman in top-boots, who proposed to take advantage of this invitation, and a commotion seemed to be inevitable, when by the greatest good luck a gentleman of the name of Dobbin, who had been walking about the gardens, stepped up to the box.
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