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To fulfil this promise, General Scott was to order Patterson to keep Johnston, and a movement was to be made on the James River, so as to prevent troops coming from Richmond to Manassas. As it was already said, Patterson, a special favorite of General Scott, kindly allowed Johnston to save Beauregard, and Jeff. Davis with troops from Richmond likewise was on the spot.
M. Patterson, who manages a large manufacturing establishment, will, I know, be happy to be of service to us but we shall not be indebted to any one for long, now that you have resolved to work." On hearing these words, M. Wilkie sprang up in dismay. "Excuse me," he said, "I don't understand you. You propose to set me to work in M. Patterson's factory?
Secretary of War Garrison and his staff arrived at Dayton at noon, and immediately went into conference with John H. Patterson, chairman of the committee of fifteen, in charge of the relief work. Soon after Mr. Garrison arrived the relief committee began to call local physicians to consult with him to determine whether to place the city under federal control.
But he was above feeling a certain exultation in the effect of his misery upon the dog-like, unreasoning affection of Patterson, nor could he entirely refrain from slightly posing his affliction before that sympathetic but melancholy man. Suddenly he raised his head, drew back, and thrust his hand into his bosom with a theatrical gesture.
Allegheny county had four experienced organizers, Philadelphia four, Montgomery three, Bucks two, Chester, Washington, Luzerne and McKean each one. Eighteen other organizers worked under the supervision of Miss Patterson.
Lily waited, snuggled up behind an alder-bush, and the boys came, one by one, and she heard this whispered, although there was no necessity for whispering, "Jim Patterson, where's that hen?" "Couldn't get her. Grabbed her, and all her tail-feathers came out in a bunch right in my hand, and she squawked so, father heard.
Departure from Sharpsburg Camp The Old Woman of Sandy Hook Harper's Ferry South sewing Dragon's Teeth by shedding Old John's Blood The Dutch Doctor and the Boar Beauties of Tobacco Camp Life on the Character Patrick, Brother to the Little Corporal General Patterson no Irishman Guarding a Potatoe Patch in Dixie The Preacher Lieutenant on Emancipation Inspection and the Exhorting Colonel The Scotch Tailor on Military Matters.
They took their horses after breakfast and rode out to search the hills, for it was quite possible that an accident had crippled at least one of the two lost men, either Patterson or Branch. Not a gully within miles was left unsearched, but toward evening they rode back, one by one, with no tidings.
We have found a person have we not, Patterson? willing to devote himself to solving the River Hall mystery. So, for the present at all events, Helena " He paused, for Helena had risen from her seat and crossed the room to where I sat.
Not until John H. Patterson, president of the company, had addressed the throng was any semblance of order restored. Mr. Patterson was appointed military aide in the southeast district of the city, with full control under martial law. He at once ordered every available motor car and truck to scour the farmhouses south of the city and confiscate all available food supplies.
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