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He would not hesitate; he would denounce her to the French authorities immediately on his return to Paris, and without one qualm or regret. She had lived well and played "crooked" and now it was meet that she should pay the price. Filson announced him in the green drawing room when he reached Ardayre, but only Denzil rose to greet him and wrung his hand.
It is printed in the Filson Club publications; see "The Wilderness Road," by Thomas Speed, Louisville, Ky., 1886; one of the best of an excellent series. It is not necessary to say that "corn" means maize; Americans do not use the word in the sense in which it is employed in Britain. McAfee MSS. Some of the McAfees returned with Henderson.
While Kentuckians were winning laurels on the battlefields of the Indian wars and the War of 1812, literary pursuits were not neglected. In 1785, John Filson wrote the first history of the State, and drew maps of the region. In 1812, Humphrey Marshall, Sr., also wrote a history of Kentucky. Colleges were being established, and young men were being trained in classical lore and oratory.
He had on his Filson bush jacket, Levis, and his all purpose Clarks shoes. They looked good together, he thought, Mr. and Ms. Competent. "Did you notice the Kentucky Fried Chicken place on the way in to Lihue?" he asked. "Yes." "I helped landscape it. Me and Whistling Ed Swaney. He was a sheriff in L.A.; he quit after the Watts riots.
The old pioneer's own language would have been far better than that which Filson used; for the latter's composition is a travesty of Johnsonese in its most aggravated form. For Filson see Durrett's admirable "Life" in the Filson Club Publications.
Filson for the second time; and just then the safety pin dropped out! The first lookout had almost clutched the plunging cylinder as it passed him on its backward roll. "Ware the bomb!" shouted his mate, and both of them leaped away from the vicinity of the peril. Nor were they to be blamed. With the pin out it was to be expected that the big bomb would immediately explode.
"Very good, sir," replied Cadet Jordan, choking with rage. Wheeling about, Adjutant Filson strode away again. The moment he was gone, Jordan, his brow black with fury, stepped over to Prescott. "So!" he hissed. "The thunderbolt of punishment has fallen, Mr. Prescott. As for you " "Mr. Jordan," broke in Dick coolly, "you are ordered to confine yourself to the company street.
He spent a day walking about the city and was able to buy almost all of the books on his reading list. He wouldn't have to wait for any of them to be delivered to Honolulu. After an uneventful flight and a satisfying view of Diamond Head, Joe climbed the stairs to his apartment, a cloth shopping bag filled with paperbacks in one hand, his Filson bag in the other. "Yo, Batman! New books!"
This extract is taken from the autobiography of Daniel Boone, written from his own dictation by John Filson, and published in 1784. Some writers have censured this production as inflated and bombastic. To us it seems simple and natural; and we have no doubt that the very words of Boone are given for the most part.
He had a wool Filson jacket that he'd worn for 12 years. Every so often he sewed a button tighter. Filson stuff is understated and invincible; it would be like a visit to the temple. A temple angel, slim with long blonde hair, asked if she could help. "Not just yet," Joe said and wandered down aisles of tin cloth pants, wax impregnated jackets with wool liners, vests, and virgin wool sweaters.
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