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Robert Nicoll, Dauphin st. between Emmanuel and Conception st's, Mobile, Alabama, in the "Mobile Commercial Advertiser." "Ten dollars reward for my woman Siby, very much scarred about the neck and ears by whipping." Mr. Bryant Johnson, Fort Valley Houston Co., Georgia, in the "Standard of Union," Milledgeville Ga. Oct. 2, 1838.
Benjamin Hird was amazed to find the lads playing cricket on the beach and talking English; and it was in English that the crew of the Janet Nicoll, a set of black boys from different Melanesian islands, communicated with other natives throughout the cruise, transmitted orders, and sometimes jested together on the fore-hatch.
And the queer thing is that he thinks he has struck a fortune. Do you know, Jim? Is she to be the old lady's heir?" Jim was silent. What should he say? "Of course she is," said Weir. "That is I think it depends on whether Mrs. Nicoll approves of the marriage." He had turned very pale. "Are you sure it is Williamson?" asked Jim. "He announced it himself. My cousin heard him.
There are two shipping houses in this case; that of Craig and Nicoll, and that of Montgomery Bros.: Messrs. Craig and Nicoll say that the grain supplied by them belongs to Messrs. Shaw and Finlay, and to Messrs.
Nicoll, who was an inmate of Edenburn at the time. 'I was awakened by a terrific noise, which to my sleepy wits conveyed the impression that the roof had fallen in. It was then between three and four in the morning. I lit a candle and ran out into the passage where were congregating my family in night attire. My father was perfectly calm.
'This, says Sir William Robertson Nicoll, 'was Arnot's lifelong creed, and he worked in its spirit. 'This, he says himself, 'was my first and chief message. He could imagine none greater. Exactly so was it with Egerton Young. He tells us, for example, of the way in which he invaded the Nelson River district and opened work among people who had never before heard the gospel.
These are your orders: First make sure that the ruffians have a prisoner; then compel them to deliver him up. But let there be no fighting or bloodshed, if possible. Don't fire a shot unless you are fired on yourselves." "I understand, sir," replied the officer. "I will do my best. With your permission I will take McKay and Nicoll" pointing to his fellow-officers. "And perhaps Mr.
"And it's a sure thing about the prisoner! Well, they won't have him long. I'll surround the house and induce them to open the door by craft. If that don't work ?" "Look here," interrupted Nicoll. "I didn't tell you that I recognized the voice of one of those fellows in the room." "Ah! Who was it?" "Ruthven!" "Are you sure, man?" "Yes; positive!"
"Go on, then," he said, "but don't let them catch you spying, and get back as fast as you can. It's too cold to wait about long." So off we went, Nicoll and I, and we crept across the clearing with scarcely more noise than a cat would have made. A hum of voices grew on our ears as we approached, proving that Boyd's surmise was wrong.
Amity Street still had a rather select air, if its fashion was falling off a little. The house was old, but not out of date, and quite imposing; and the big doorplate, with "Nicoll" on it, stamped it as undeniably aristocratic, Miss Lily thought. She urged her mother to accept it. "I don't feel as if I could be at that queer old woman's beck and call.
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