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Blacks of the old time drank nothing hot. Perhaps, too, their tough meats gave muscular strength to their jaws. To blacks, kissing is a 'white foolishness, also handshaking; in olden times even to smell a stranger was considered a risk. A very favourite game of the old men was skipping Brambahl, they called it. They had a long rope, a man at each end to swing it.
Then having taken leave of the Margaillans at the door, with a deal of handshaking and bows, he came towards his friends, and said straightway to Sandoz, Fagerolles, and Gagniere: 'What would you have? It isn't my fault I warned him that the public would not understand him. It's improper; yes, you may say what you like, it's improper.
Lead me to the boy, bless his old heart!" The two came back to the seat ahead of Bob, and there was a great handshaking, much slapping on the back, and a general chorus of, "Well, you're looking great," and "How's the world been treating you?" before the man called Dan Carson tipped over the seat ahead and sat down facing the two gray-clad men.
You know it is quite a journey from Denver here." Jessica and Mabel quickly made their way to Mrs. Allison, and a moment or two later were surrounded by the Phi Sigma Tau, and marched off in triumph to Mrs. Gray, who was in the midst of a group of her intimate friends. After a great deal of handshaking and general greeting, the entire party of guests, young and old, set off for Mrs.
He then left me, after another vehement handshaking, and proceeded up the drive in front of the house. A feeling of curiosity to see what kind of greeting the drunken, wastrel "houtcast" would command from his folk, all unconscious of his disagreeable proximity to their eminently respectable residence, induced me to follow him.
"Blame lucky to git Chicago bowl!" "What is that, that campaign?" "Why why, it's the campaign. Workin' up public sentiment; gittin' you boys in line, 'lect-ioneerin' fixin' it right." Tobigli shook his head. "Campaign?" he repeated. "Why Gee, you know! Free beer, cigars, speakin', handshaking, paradin' " "Ahaha!" The merchant sprang to his feet with a shout. "Yes! Hoor-r-ra! Vote a Republican!
It was a dreary morning, partly drizzling, and partly snowing. A large crowd of neighbors had assembled at the dingy railway station to bid him good-by. The process of handshaking was interrupted by the arrival of the train. After the party had entered the car, the President reappeared on the rear platform.
It was a good trick. "'The gent that taught me near busted me in two with the trick of it, said Doone. 'S'pose I let you up. Is it to be a handshaking or fighting? "'My wind is gone for half an hour, says Jerry, 'and my head is pretty near jarred loose from my spinal column. I guess it'll have to be hand-shaking today.
Possessing nothing but a statistical, inhuman conception of government, the average municipal reformer looks down contemptuously upon a man like Tim Sullivan with his clambakes and his dances; his warm and friendly saloons, his handshaking and funeral-going and baby-christening; his readiness to get coal for the family, and a job for the husband.
Two or three men who stood near did the same. The handshaking was just ending when Bonaventure and the stranger raised their hats to each other. "Trust I don't intrude?" "Sir, we are honored, not intruded, as you shall witness. Will you give yourself the pain to enter the school-place? I say not schoolhouse; 'tis, as its humble teacher, not fitly so nominated.
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