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Besides Tom Bates, the new boys were Philip Towns, Jud Elderkin, Joe Clausin and Andy Flinn; the latter of Irish parentage, but well liked, even though his widowed mother had to take in washing to provide food for the numerous mouths dependent on her.
"I I reside in the next house, Sir," he replied, not looking me in the face, but glancing around uneasily, as if he wanted to run away. "What! are you the prophet?" I blurted out before I could stop myself. "I am, Mr. Elderkin," he said, blushing until I thought his white hair would turn crimson.
No, we were sure he never had told us; and Sam, as usual, began clearing the ground by a thorough introduction, with statistical expositions. "Wal, ye see, Mis' Elderkin she lives now over to Sherburne in about the handsomest house in Sherburne, a high white house, with green blinds and white pillars in front, and she rides out in her own kerridge; and Mr.
Those were doubtless the most blessed sounds that ever reached the strained ears of the praying mother. Quickly was the ladder lifted and rushed along the wall of the house until it stood beneath the window where Jack had shown himself. The foreman himself mounted as soon as it was in position. But Jack refused to hand over his burden, nor could Mr. Elderkin insist.
At early dawn an armed party climbed the hill to the eastward, and seeing no sign of Indians, or other invaders, returned to give comfort to their friends. A contest for office was waging at that period between two lawyers, Colonel Dyer and Mr. Elderkin, and sundry of the people vowed that they had heard a challenging yell of "Colonel Dyer!
Please give us the hour for assembling, and you can depend on our being on deck," Wallace remarked. "Two o'clock ought to answer. That will give us plenty of time to try out a lot of stunts I shall arrange for." "Where shall we meet?" asked Jud Elderkin. "H-h-how about our b-b-barn, fellows?" queried Bluff, grinning.
Don't you know me? Your old friend Elderkin." "Sir? Elderkin? Oh! ah! yes! How do you do, Mr. Elderkin?" he stammered, seeming very awkward, and hardly responding at all to my vigorous hand-shaking. "I am delighted to see you again," I continued. "I have had no news of you these five years. Do you live in this neighborhood?"
Deep bass voices thundered, "We'll have Colonel Dyer; we'll have Colonel Dyer," and shrill high ones answered, "Elderkin, too; Elderkin, too."
These were the more timid, who Paul knew were shivering from anxiety, and watching the spot where the lake water ordinarily escaped, as though dreading lest at any second they should see a sudden heave that would mean the beginning of the end. "Good news, Paul!" sang out Jud Elderkin, to whom had been delegated the duty of keeping watch on the rise of the flood.
Among the many letters of regret at the dinner, the following, from the Secretary of State and from his predecessor, were given to the public: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 9, 1899. To John Elderkin, Lotos Club, New York: I received your note in due time, and had hoped until now to be able to come and join you in doing honor to my life-long friend, the Hon.
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