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He was one of the original five patriots who laid out the Corn Belt Railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and was appointed one of that committee to take the matter to New York for the inspection of capitalists and be it said to the credit of Alphabetical Morrison that he was the only person in the crowd with money enough to pay the ferryman when he reached the Missouri River, though he had only enough to get himself across.
We'll remember you, Corny, without your giving us anything." "But that wont do," said she. "The only other time that I was ever really saved was by a ferryman, and father gave him some money, which was all right for him, but wouldn't do for you two, you know; and another time there wasn't really any danger, and I'm sorry the man got anything; but he did.
The bundle of clothes seemed to press him down, deeper and deeper into the water. Then he felt his feet squarely on the bottom, and he struggled out of the water. At last, he was across the Tennessee. Dawn found Tom near the house of the ferryman who had taken him across on his trip South.
Two cards, with these rates neatly printed on them by Ruth in large letters, were tacked up on the anchorage posts, so that passengers might not have any chance to dispute with the ferryman, or "superintendent of ferries," as he liked to be called. Leaving him in charge of the boat for he was not yet strong enough for more active work and leaving Mr. March at work upon the house, Mr.
I'll risk the river an' the law, just because Mr. Beecham asks it, but I can't take that there nag." "Well, then we'll leave the horse behind," answered Tom. "I can pull an oar. Can you row, Sam?" The negro backed against the wall, shaking his head, terrified at the thought of the rough crossing. "Just like all of 'em," said the ferryman. "When there's any danger, don't count on them. Mr.
I should have stated that this deserting soldier was within sixty miles of his home, and had some knowledge of the localities not far north from our present position. With this purpose, I arranged, when we touched the bank, to be in the rear of the ferryman, and followed him as he stepped off the boat, to take breath before a return pull.
As she had been over so often, she said, the ferryman hardly ever asked her for her pass, for he knew her so well. "Don't you see you are the very one to bring yourself and family here?
This was literally true, though I must admit it did not give to him an impression of the whole truth. A rigid casuist might question the truthfulness of my statement to the Secession ferryman; but a man fleeing for his life, and hunted by a relentless enemy, has not much time to settle questions in casuistry. After taking supper with the ferryman, we walked out smoking and chatting.
The stranger and the ferryman sat conversing for some time before the fire, and then the latter pointed out to him which was his bed one made up near the fire, for the sake of its warmth; and then the ferryman retired to the next room, a place which was merely divided by an imperfect partition. However, they all fell soundly asleep.
"Remember something about a fellow named Orpheus getting over to fetch his girl" "gail" Lord Freynault pronounced it "since old John will use Eton cribs in describing the horrid chasm. Can't we sop old Cerberus and somehow manage to swim, if there is no ferryman about?" "You would certainly be drowned," said Halcyone. "In this place the lake is quite ten inches deep!"
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