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Updated: May 3, 2025
The regularly recurring feasts and saints' days, the half-yearly courier from San Diego, the rare transport ship and rarer foreign vessel, were the mere details of his patriarchal life. If there was no achievement, there was certainly no failure. Abundant harvests and patient industry amply supplied the wants of Presidio and Mission.
At last, one Monday night, when Helen and her father were returning from a three days' absence at the "preachings' that is, the half-yearly sacrament in a neighboring parish, they saw, when they came to the ferry, the glimmer of lights from the Castle windows on the opposite shore of the loch. "I do believe Lord Cairnforth is come home!"
If the Churches could have their way, they would doubtless try to mend matters by doubling the hours that are given to religious instruction, by making the Diocesan Inspector's visit a half-yearly instead of a yearly function, and by cramming the children for it with redoubled energy.
She had still left nearly half of such portion of the little capital, realised by the sale of her trinkets, as had escaped the clutch of the law; and her brother had forced into her hands a note for L20. with an assurance that the same sum should be paid to her half-yearly. Alas! there was little chance of her needing it again!
"Excuse me, Sir George, but it seems to me that they are enabled to see how work should not be done. If his lordship would stick up over his gate a notice to the effect that everything seen there was to be avoided, he might do some service. If he would publish his accounts half-yearly in the village newspaper " "There isn't a village newspaper." "In the Rufford Gazette.
As to the time of payment, where there is no special agreement to the contrary, rent is due yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, according to the usage of the country. Where there is no particular usage, the rent is due at the end of the year. An estate at will is where land is let to another, to hold at the will of the lessor. Tenancies at will, strictly such, are not common.
"This note, which I desired M. to show to me, proves that she hath a good heart, and that she wished to show her gratitude to the family, by giving up her half-yearly divd. Hence I reprimanded her very slightly for daring to send money to Mr. E. Warrington, unknown to his mother. "Mem. to write to Revd. Mr.
Roberts was empowered to draw up a new agreement, in which the men demanded: Payment by weight instead of measure; Determination of weight by means of ordinary scales subject to the public inspectors; Half-yearly renewal of contracts; Abolition of the fines system and payment according to work actually done; The employers to guarantee to miners in their exclusive service at least four days' work per week, or wages for the same.
In short, no stone was left unturned by these money-seekers to add to their half-yearly dividends. This system went on till the latter end of 1839. I need scarcely say, that this unbecoming and greedy canvassing for business, tempted many an unwary merchant and settler to venture beyond his depth, and ultimately led to ruin and a prison.
"What's it all about then?" asked the boy. "It's the round-up," answered his father. "The cowboys are getting ready for the half-yearly round-up, and that's what they're so excited about." "Oh, may I see the round-up?" begged Bert, "What is it?" asked Nan. "What's a round-up?" Before Mr. Bobbsey could answer Mr. Dayton, the foreman, came hurrying into the room. He seemed quite excited.
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