pendergast's

Updated: June 20, 2025

I led him to Reverend Pendergast's shack and called him out. "'Look at this, sir, says I 'look at this thing that was once a proud Britisher. You gave us two dollars and told us to celebrate the day. The star-spangled banner still waves. Hurrah for the stars and eagles! "'Dear me, says Pendergast, holding up his hands. 'Fighting on this day of all days! On Christmas day, when peace on

O. Henry - Sixes and Sevens

I have an aunt who used to live here somewhere Aunt Jane Pendergast" The old lady sat suddenly erect in her chair. "My dear," she cried, "you don't mean to say that you're Jane Pendergast's niece! Now, that is queer! Why, this was her very house we bought it when the old gentleman died last year. But, come, we'll go inside. You'll want to see everything, of course!"

Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter - Across the Years