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THE GLAZIER'S TOAST. The praiseworthy glazier who takes panes to see his way through life. THE GREENGROCER'S TOAST. May we spring up like vegetables, have turnip noses, radish cheeks, and carroty hair; and may our hearts never be hard like those of cabbages, nor may we be rotten at the core. THE PAINTER'S TOAST. When we work in the wet may we never want for driers.
Cressler went on, in a tone of resignation, "I suppose he thinks the world and all of you?" Laura raised a shoulder without answering. "Charlie can't abide him," said Mrs. Cressler. "Funny, isn't it what prejudices men have? Charlie always speaks of him as though he were a higher order of glazier. Curtis Jadwin seems to like him.... What do you think of him, Laura of Mr. Jadwin?"
'Who's your friend? asked he of Sir Harry direct. 'Don't know, replied Sir Harry, from between the mouthfuls of a highly cayenned grill. 'P'raps a bolting betting-office keeper, suggested Captain Ladofwax, who hated Captain Bouncey. 'He looks more like a glazier, I think, retorted Captain Bouncey, with a look of defiance at the speaker.
A stranger from the old States chose to doff his ruffles, his broadcloth, and his queue, rather than endure the scoff and ridicule of the backwoodsmen." The dwelling-house, on every frontier in Tennessee, was the log-cabin. A carpenter and a mason were not needed to build them much less the painter, the glazier, or the upholsterer.
"You were a brave, true friend, and I shall never forget your chivalry and true kindness." A moment more he held her hands, gazing deep into her eyes, and then turned abruptly to greet Daisy. At Farnsworth's directions, the "rescuing party" had brought with them a glazier and his kit of tools and materials.
He bore his father and mother on those shoulders, semi-invalids both. In the bold bad years of shameless poverty, Hyams had been a wandering metropolitan glazier, but this open degradation became intolerable as Miriam's prospects improved. It was partly for her sake that Daniel ultimately supported his parents in idleness and refrained from speaking to Bessie.
It is more than likely that the great philosopher believed her story, but if so he did not allow her the satisfaction of knowing his belief, declaring always that Madame Tencin could "not be nearer than a step-mother to him, since his mother was the wife of the glazier." D'Alembert did much for the cause of science by his example as well as by his discoveries.
At the home plantation of "King" Carter were two house carpenters, a ship carpenter, a glazier, two tailors, a gardener, a blacksmith, two bricklayers and two sailors, all indentured servants. In his will Col. Carter divided these men among his three sons.
We were both sure Miss Moore would not have ordered them, and I was returning as wise as I started, when, as I passed the parsonage, I saw Mr. Glazier and Mr. Quirk in the yard, talking together. So I turned in to ask Mr. Glazier about it. As I passed up the walk Mr. Quirk called out to me. "You ladies are in possession, I see," said he.
You needn' clucky down an' hide an' after breakin' Mr Nanjivell's windows, that hasn' sixpence between hisself an' heaven, to pay a glazier!" "Proper young limbs you be," the voice went on. "With no father at home to warm 'ee!"
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