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Beer wanted to patronize Warble, tried to do so, but found it impossible. Her patronage rolled off of Mrs. Bill Petticoat like hard sauce off a hot apple dumpling. "Do you get enough to eat, Beer?" her mistress asked her. "Wee, maddum," the maid replied, in her pretty War French. "I eat but a small." "Well, don't drop to pieces, that's all," warned Warble.
"So, therefore, the prince offers to patronize the gifted youth, and send him a couple of years or more to Rome, where he will be able to make himself a perfect artist, and get fortune at such a rate that he can soon roll in gold." "San Dominic!" said the host; "surely Gulielmo's luck has turned.
With that she could either witness the first-run films at the Palace, or by dividing her fortune patronize two of the nickel shows on Lenox Avenue. The choice Jimmie left to her. He was setting out for the annual encampment of the Boy Scouts at Hunter's Island, and in the excitement of that adventure even the movies ceased to thrill. But Sadie also could be unselfish.
The chemists of my quarter whom I called upon did not receive me very warmly; they made me feel the distance that separates an honorable merchant from a beggar, and I was given to understand that they could patronize me only on condition that I ordered the specialties that they wished to profit by iron from this one and tar from that.
Violet was, she owned, a caressing, amiable, lovable creature, needing to be guarded and petted, and she laid herself open to the pleasure of having something to make much of and patronize.
To overcome their habit of hibernating all Winter, Paul supplied the Ants with Mackinaws made with three pairs of sleeves or legs. They eat nothing but Copenhagen Snuff. They do not patronize bootleggers or require time off to fix their automobiles. Lucy, Paul Bunyan's cow was not, so far as we can learn, related to either Babe or Benny.
The artist one of the eight Directors who had voluntarily quitted the Society after the ejection of their sixteen colleagues related to the King the history of the Society's proceedings from the Directors' point of view. Whereupon the King stated 'that he would gladly patronize any association that might be found better calculated to improve the arts.
"I don't know wot ye're singin' about, an' I shouldn't like ter meet yer on a dark night, but I'm always willin' ter patronize the opera, as they say." She fumbled in her pocket till she found tuppence.
She don't patronize the school, and keeps herself to herself pretty much. I hear she's took quite a notion to you. Is it true?" "I believe we are very good friends," said Clemence. "Do you know anything about her," was the next query.
He met in the streets of London with an acquaintance, who pretended to patronize him. The gentleman jokingly said, "Well, Phillips, I must give you an uniform, since you are appointed captain of the port of Mogador."
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