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One minute it was against his shirt for sticking to his wet back; another time it was at Aleck for getting on so fast with his dressing consequent upon his being drier; and then he began to abuse Eben Megg. "A beast; that's what he is. It's just as bad as murdering us with a knife or chopper, that it is."
There were just fifty persons, all told, in the camp, each man having his definite work to do the carpenter, whose business it was to keep the sleighs in repair; the teamsters, who directed the hauling of the logs; the "sled-tenders," who saw that the loads were well put on; the "head chopper" and his assistants, whose was the laborious yet fascinating task of felling the forest monarchs; the "sawyers," who cut their prostrate forms into convenient lengths; the "scorers," who stripped off the branches and slab sides from tree trunks set apart for square timber; and finally, the "hewer," who with his huge, broad axe made square the "stick," as the great piece of timber is called.
"See, how sound he sleeps!" said the old woman; "he is not guilty. Peter! Peter! come get up, child." Joey rose from his bed, confused at first with the light in his eyes, but soon recovered himself. "Peter, you must go, my poor boy, and go quickly, Nancy says." "I was sure of it," replied Joey: "I am very, very sorry to leave you, Mrs Chopper.
The executioners were kept busy with rope and chopper and cauldrons of pitch. I spare you the details of that nauseating picture. It is, after all, with the fate of Peter Blood that we are concerned rather than with that of the Monmouth rebels. He survived to be included in one of those melancholy droves of prisoners who, chained in pairs, were marched from Bridgewater to Taunton.
The chopper's face was bleeding; Jim labored for breath, but he was moved by anger that gave him extra strength. The chopper felt his resolve in his tightening grip and knew it would go hard with him if he were beaten. It was plain that the boss meant to exact stern justice and he fought with instinctive fury for self-preservation. The primitive passions of both were unloosed.
The chopper seized one of the spears, and rushed after the old one. The tree prevented the party on board the yacht from seeing the expected battle; and with their rifles in their hands, the "Big Four" sprang ashore, and secured a favorable position. The crew followed them, though the engineer remained at his post.
If you want for money, call upon Mr. Chopper." Thus a new obstacle was in George's way, to interfere with his plans regarding Amelia; and about which he and Dobbin had more than one confidential consultation. His friend's opinion respecting the line of conduct which he ought to pursue, we know already.
BREAD GRATER. The simple tin grater, price 1d., grates bread, vegetables, lemon rind, etc. BASINS. Large for mixing, small for puddings, etc. EGG SLICE. For dishing up rissoles, etc. EGG WHISK. The coiled wire whisk, price 1d. or 2d., is the best. FOOD CHOPPER. See that it has the nut-butter attachment. FRYING BASKET and stew-pan to fit. FRYING AND OMELET PANS. Cast aluminium are the best.
Put the meat, raw, through a meat chopper, add the biscuits crumbed, the onions grated, and all the seasonings. Work it well with the hands, and mix in the eggs, slightly beaten. Pack the mixture in clean salt bags or bags about that size, plunge them in a kettle of boiling water, boil rapidly ten minutes, and simmer three hours. When cool, turn the bags wrong side out off the meat.
He also knew that Wyllard had been earning his living as a railroad navvy or chopper then, and, in view of the cost of provisions brought by pack-horse into the remoter bush, the reason why he had abandoned his prospecting trip after spending a week or two taking care of the sick lad was clear enough. "You never learned his name?" he asked. "I didn't," said Wyllard.
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