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Addio I and with this," here I gave him the passage-money we had agreed upon, "accept my thanks. I shall not forget your kindness; if you ever need a friend, send to me." "But," he said, with a naive mingling of curiosity and timidity, "how can I do that if the signor does not tell me his name?" I had thought of this during the past night.
Large numbers of stalwart emigrants availed themselves of this mode of getting from the interior to the sea-coast, by which they earned their subsistence on the way and about ten dollars in money. The tradition in Waldorf is, that young Astor worked his passage down the Rhine, and earned his passage-money to England as an oarsman on one of these rafts.
No heavy crates or barrels to move about. And he doesn't know a thing about horses. Why not let him go home? he does so want to. What would you say, dear, to giving him thirty pounds for his passage-money and a trifle in his pocket? It would make him very happy, and he'd be off your hands for good. Of course, though, just as you think best."
Are you aware that the master of a ship has charge of all the cash in hand, pays the men advances, receives freight and passage-money, and runs up bills in every port? All this he does as the owner's confidential agent, and his integrity is proved by his receipted bills. I tell you, the captain of a ship is more likely to forget his pants than these bills which guarantee his character.
After breakfast Ralph and Jacques were rowed ashore. "You will want some money to pay for your passage, young gentleman." Captain Wilson said to Ralph before leaving the ship. "I will authorize you to tell an agent that I will be security for the payment of your passage-money." "I am very much obliged to you, sir," Ralph replied; "but I shall work my way home if I can.
I have realised on my property here, but this is all I have aside from my passage-money and a little more, and, if I land safely, I shall probably ask you to return at least a large part of it. "But, if the ship should go down, as I sincerely hope it won't, she will be sure of this, for her clothing and education.
When the young farmer wearies of waiting for dead men's shoes in no other way can he hope to occupy an English farm he calls here and pays his passage-money, and his broad shoulders and willing hands are shipped to a land that will welcome him.
The seaman would take nothing, but assured him that by having taken charge of the vessel during the night he had quite earned his passage-money. Jussuf parted from him with many thanks.
Louis he would book for New Orleans, and the passage-money never being asked in the West but at the termination of the trip, the preacher would go on shore at Vicksburg, Natches, Bayon, Sarah, or any other such station in the way. Then he would get on board any boat bound to the Ohio, book himself for Louisville, and step on shore at Memphis.
Out of the savings which from time to time Adam had placed with Mr. Macey enough was found to pay the passage-money out and keep them from being pushed by any pressing want on landing.
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