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Don't move!" There was a rush against the door and then a voice growled: "Aw, cut dat out! Wot do youse want to do scare him away by bustin' it! Pick de lock, an' we'll lay for him inside till he shows up." It was the Skeeter's voice. The Skeeter and his gang the worst apaches in the city of New York! Professional assassins, death contractors, he had called them and the lowest bidders!
'Will any gentleman say fifty pounds to begin? But no gentleman did. A hackney coachman, however, said five, and the sale was opened; the beast trotting up and down nearly over the bidders at every moment, and plunging on so that it was impossible to know what was doing.
All were bidders, and, if possibly, all would have been purchasers; so happily had the feast and the punch operated. They bid on with a still increasing spirit, till they got so much above the value of the land, that Bragwell with a wink and a whisper, said: "Who would sell his land fasting? Eh! Worthy?" At length the estate was knocked down, at a price very far above its worth.
Well, my sweet and pleasant friend, I will have them weighed out to you when the auction is over." In like manner all the contents of the bags were disposed of, embracing old frocks, trowsers, and jackets, the various sums for which they went being charged to the bidders on the books of the Purser.
The reason why I call these farmers wholesale, is, that all the produce brought by them is disposed of by lot to the highest bidders, according to "rise and fall" by auctioneers, who regularly attend for this purpose. Met a number of this gentry hurrying to their duties on my return, having been too early to witness the auction.
It would seem highly desirable, in order to maintain the most efficient yards until they can establish themselves firmly in the world's industrial fabric, that the Government should continue to let some ship construction contracts to the lowest bidders, these contracts to supplement private building in such a way as to maintain the continuous operation of the most economical yards and the steady employment of our large number of skilled workers engaged therein.
The Worst apaches in the city of New York; death contractors the lowest bidders! Professional assassins, and a man's life any time for twenty-five dollars! I wonder I've never done it yet but I wonder if it would be a crime in God's sight if one shot to KILL!" Jimmie Dale was at the corner again again the street before him was black, deserted, empty.
As there were few bidders, and the cigars were of inferior quality, the owner of the Clarissa bought the lot at the rate of three dollars per thousand, and put them on board the brig. They were sold in Maranham as "Cuban cigars" for fifteen dollars a thousand, and on the return of the brig the custom house handed over the debenture three dollars and a half a thousand!
Servants and negroes are chiefly employed in the culture of tobacco, who are brought from other places to be sold to the highest bidders, the servants for a term of years only, but the negroes forever, and may be sold by their masters to other planters as many times as their masters choose, that is, the servants until their term is fulfilled, and the negroes for life.
John's Church would fall and crush us all together!" But Athalie sat on the bench, waiting and waiting, and looking at the clock. It points to two. One little ray of hope still shone through the Egyptian darkness perhaps it was the dread of pushing through the crowd of bidders which had kept the captain from coming; perhaps he will appear as soon as the yard is clear.
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