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This intimacy was increased by the marriage of two of the Green brothers to nieces of Mrs. Jackson. In 1835, when Jackson was President, the writer, passing from Louisiana to New York with his family, spent some days at Washington. His lady was the youngest daughter of Abner Green; he was in company with a daughter of Henry Green and her husband; her mother was niece to Mrs. Jackson.
"My brother has a wife and children," he said. Though there was, of course, not the slightest trace of sentimentality in his tone, it was evident from the gleam in his eyes how he idolised his nieces and nephews. He pointed out each one's picture and at the end said frankly, "My brother is an enviable man." Then he asked Frederick whether he was the son of General von Kammacher.
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in nieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34. And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35.
What do you mean?" "By your mother." "My mother?" "Yes." "She said one of Biggs's nieces." "Ethel is that niece." "The devil!" cried Hawbury. "I beg pardon. By Jove!" Hawbury, overwhelmed by this, went back to Ethel, and they wandered off once more. The Baron had already wandered off with Minnie in another direction. Tozer and the priest had gone to survey the house. Seeing Mrs.
The young family, thus deserted by their natural protector, fell chiefly under the authority of his eldest daughter, Mary said, of all his children, to most resemble the laird himself. Among this lady's nephews and nieces there linger strange traditions of the violence of her temper, and of the intensity of her loves and hates.
Thus, in addition to the loss of one of their children, Mr and Mrs Campbell were threatened with being deprived of two more; for their nieces were regarded as such, and Alfred was in a very precarious state. The wounds had assumed such an angry appearance, that Mr Campbell was fearful of mortification. This accumulated distress had, however, one good effect upon them.
Our loss was not as recent there as it was to him, and they were only nieces, so we could not have interfered with them; besides, my aunt was afraid he would be dull, and wanted to make the most of her conquering hero, and everybody came and complimented him, and catechised him whether he believed in the Indian mutilations, when, poor fellow, he had seen horrors enough never to bear to think of them, except when the fever brought them all over again.
Lastly, it seemed as if two betrothals were to be made which promised to sustain the Emperor's statesmanship. Two of his nieces, the daughters of his brother Ferdinand, expected to marry one the heir to the Bavarian throne, the other the Duke of Cleves.
After our experience of this morning I shall not be surprised at anything that happens especially in this cranky state of California." "To what experience do you allude, Beth?" asked Uncle John, sitting up straight and glancing from one to another of his two nieces. He was a genial looking, round-faced man, quite bald and inclined to be a trifle stout; yet his fifty-odd years sat lightly upon him.
"We go to Magdalena then take stage for the White Mountains," replied Helen. The cowboy's still, intent eyes showed surprise. "Apache country, miss," he said. "I reckon I'm sorry. Thet's shore no place for you-all... Beggin' your pawdin you ain't Mormons?" "No. We're nieces of Al Auchincloss," rejoined Helen. "Wal, you don't say!
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