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At last, however, they sent up two hoists in rather a slovenly fashion, one going up after the other. "Ha, that's the latitude," said Captain Farmer. "`F K S' and `G I V' Signalman, what does that make, eh?" "Forty-seven degrees, and fifteen minutes north latitude, sir." "Good, my man," returned the captain, approvingly. "You've read that pretty smartly!
It will pass over. He pushed me from him. For an instant we stood and gazed around us. Far up we saw the outer sunlight beating on the barren exposures of the mountain, around us was black excavated rock, and below the shining walls, faintly blue and pink. "'Chapman, I said, 'let us go back. The hoists will take us out. 'Folly, was the answer. 'I shall be all right.
And she never lifts it till the 'come on' has given up his cash. Then " Maud laughed. "Gee, but she has had some hot run-ins after she hoists her curtain!" "Why don't you wear a veil all the time?" asked Susan. Maud tossed her head. "What do you take me for? I've got too good an opinion of my looks for that." Susan put on the veil. It was not of the kind that is a disguise.
Suddenly the Georgia troops that had suffered so severely at McDowell began to sing a verse from the Stars and Bars, and gradually the whole column joined in: "Now Georgia marches to the front And close beside her come Her sisters by the Mexique sea With pealing trump and drum, Till answering back from hill and glen The rallying cry afar, A nation hoists the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star."
The other signaller on duty was buried behind the flag-locker, probably intending that it should be thought that he was busy putting away the flags used in the last hoists, though that might have been finished a full hour ago.
From the hills above their camp Denver could see the dumps and hoists, and the mill that was going up below, and as the ore-trains glided by on the newly finished narrow-gauge he picked up samples of the copper.
But there was no halt; the material for the second section had been assembled, meanwhile, and the traveler began to swing it into place. The din was unceasing; the clash of riveters, the creak and rattle of hoists, the shouts of men mingled in a persistent, ear- splitting clamor; and foot by foot the girders reached out toward the second monolith which rose from the river-bed.
Sir J. Jervis takes the Command Genoa joins the French Bounaparte begins his Career Evacuation of Corsica Nelson hoists his broad Pennant in the MINERVE Action with the SABINA Battle off Cape St. Vincent Nelson commands the inner Squadron at the Blockade of Cadiz Boat Action in the Bay of Cadiz Expedition against Teneriffe Nelson loses an Arm His Sufferings in England, and Recovery.
I believe she expects to help Paul overseer the factory, one of these days, she is so fierce to peer into and understand everything about it. Or else, she means mischief! You had a funny look in your face, Faithie, the other day, when you stood there by the great rope that hoists the water gate, and Mr. Blasland was explaining it to us!"
Well, you know that last night some one cut the ropes that hoists the platform from the Vaults, so that the Dead Man fell and came nigh breaking his neck; and as it is, he's so awfully bruised that he won't have the use of his limbs for some time to come besides, he fell into the sewers, and would have been drowned, if I hadn't heerd him, and dragged him out.
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