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The experience of the gentlemen who conferred with him is the best refutation of this insinuation against the President. Charles Homer Haskins, Chief of the Division of Western Europe, a member of the American Peace Conference, answers this question in these words: The President was anxious to have the exact facts before him in every situation.
The harvest came, bounteous, glorious, but the winds came and blew it into tangles, and the rain matted it here and there close to the ground, increasing the work of gathering it threefold. Oh, how they toiled in those glorious days! Clothing dripping with sweat, arms aching, filled with briers, fingers raw and bleeding, backs broken with the weight of heavy bundles, Haskins and his man toiled on.
I glanced around to see that no one was within hearing distance. "What is it?" I asked gently; but the expression of determination on her face did not relax. "I can readily understand," she began, "that this morning's affair was largely an accident; but I have been talking with Mr. Haskins.
Going on in this easy way, she soon had the children filled with bread and milk and the woman thoroughly at home, eating some toast and sweet-melon pickles, and sipping the tea. "See the little rats!" she laughed at the children. "They're full as they can stick now, and they want to go to bed. Now, don't git up, Mis' Haskins; set right where you are an' let me look after 'em.
He told me that Major Elliot, one of General Custer's officers, pursued a party of deserters, and when they resisted he shot three of them; and Haskins himself was one of the squad that did the shooting." "I don't believe a word of it," exclaimed Bristow. "Neither do I," said another of the recruits. "Of course we expect to be pursued, but we shall take good care that we are not caught.
A week later, as they sat at table asking one another whether Ma Bailey had took to makin' pies ag'in jest for practice or for Pete, and plaguing that good woman considerably with their good-natured banter, it occurred to Bill Haskins to ask Pete if he were going to become a permanent member of the family or if he were simply visiting; only Bill said, "Are you aimin' to throw in with us or are you goin' to curl your tail and drift, when the snow flies?"
Reuben G. Thwaites, Secretary of this society, for his generous assistance in procuring material for my work, and to Professor Charles H. Haskins, my colleague, who kindly read both manuscript and proof and made helpful suggestions. Keary, Vikings, 173. Long before the advent of the white trader, inter-tribal commercial intercourse existed. Mr.
"Why, about what you offered it for before, two thousand five hundred, or possibly three thousand dollars," he added quickly, as he saw the owner shake his head. "This farm is worth five thousand and five hundred dollars," said Butler, in a careless and decided voice. "What!" almost shrieked the astounded Haskins. "What's that? Five thousand?
The most we saw was where a fire had been. Looked like a right smart fire. They was plenty o' ashes layin' there." "Did you see anything in the ashes?" "What business is it o' yourn?" "Now, now," said the Court, "you must answer the questions, Mr. Haskins." "All right, judge," said Curly. "Well, I dunno hardly what we did see any mor'n what I tole all the boys when we first brought Juan in.
"You musn't get so tired, Thaddeus dear," said the little woman, smoothing his forehead soothingly with her hand. "You seem unusually tired to-night." "I am," said Thaddeus, shortly. "The debate wore me out." "Did you debate? I thought you said you wouldn't." "Well, I did. Everybody said I was afraid to meet Captain Haskins on the platform, so we had it out to-night over in the Tenth Ward.
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