United States or Eswatini ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
The prospect of unloading his stock made Hiram Butefish as thirsty as if he had eaten herring, and, overlooking the glass in his excitement, he drank long and deep from the water pitcher before he said tremulously: "Undoubtedly that can be arranged, Mr. Toomey." It was obvious that the Boosters Club shared its president's opinion.
It was when Timothy was unloading the trunk that Nancy found an opportunity to mutter low in his ear: "Don't you never say nothin' ter me again about leavin', Timothy Durgin. You couldn't HIRE me ter leave!" "Leave! I should say not," grinned the youth. "You couldn't drag me away. It'll be more fun here now, with that kid 'round, than movin'-picture shows, every day!"
There was no loud singing, as in southern ports, where ships are loading or unloading no loud cursing or swearing but everything went on as smoothly as the works of a well adjusted machine. How different was all this from the nosily fierce and clumsily absurd manner of labor-life in Baltimore and St. Michael's!
It was found that the productivity of labor in loading and unloading shown on this occasion was about 270 per cent. of the normal, and a similar superiority of effort was shown in the other kinds of work. This example was immediately copied on other railways. The Alexandrovsk railway had its first "Saturdaying" on May 17th.
The King went out to meet him with a guard of six hundred men, almost naked and well armed. The King left the prince out, and returned to his house with the guards, after unloading their muskets. The prince went to his lodging.
When the Arab caravan came to a halt on the evening of his first day's journey along with it, he assisted in unloading the camels, putting the hobbles on them, pitching the tents, and doing anything else which was required to be done.
The ring with the green stone Tuan Babalatchi kept. "Nothing! Nothing!" He spat down at his feet in sign of disgust, and left that group to seek further on a fresh audience. The news spreading to the furthermost parts of the settlement found out Abdulla in the cool recess of his godown, where he sat overlooking his Arab clerks and the men loading and unloading the up-country canoes.
Two nights and a day, Sir Francis, that "hater of idleness," was steadily doing his work; unloading, rifling, scuttling, sinking, and burning those transportships which contained a portion of the preparations painfully made by Philip for his great enterprise.
Mandy could hardly wait for the unloading and tethering of the ponies. "Now," she cried, when all was ready, "for my very first fish. How shall I fling this hook and where?" "Try a cast yonder, just beside that overhanging willow. Don't splash! Try again drop it lightly. That's better. Don't tell me you've never cast a fly before." "Never in my life." "Let it float down a bit. Now back.
The work of unloading and arranging the camels at once began, but before it was concluded a dropping fire was opened by the natives from the long grass and bush in the distance. The troops were set to work to erect a zareba with the saddles, biscuit-boxes, and other stores, while parties of skirmishers endeavoured to keep down the fire of the enemy.
Word Of The Day