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Just at this season of the year, he is engaged in collecting bills, and may be seen at almost any hour peregrinating from street to street, and knocking at half the doors in town, with a great bundle of these infernal documents.
Marygold, notwithstanding her boast in regard to pedigree, there were not a few who could remember when her grandfather carried a pedlar's pack on his back and an honest and worthy pedlar he was, saving his pence until they became pounds, and then relinquishing his peregrinating propensities, for the quieter life of a small shop-keeper. His son, the father of Mrs.
That was not the day of peregrinating Princes. Now they are as plenty as commercial travelers. Early in June the Queen and Prince and their Court left busy, smoky London for a few days of quiet and pure air at lovely Claremont. They spent part of that restful time in going to the Derby, in four carriages and four with outriders and postilions a brave sight to see.
Several booths are erected in the market square, the proprietors and attaches of two peregrinating theatres, several peep-shows, and a dozen various games of chance, are vying with each other in the noisiness of their demonstrations to attract the attention and small change of the crowd to their respective enterprises.
"Possibly the dark, clinging kind." He eyed her wonderingly, but she was looking very innocently at the peregrinating chipmunk. "And it was so funny," she ran on, as if she had not heard his observation nor made one herself. "Coming home in the train from the Aqueduct the evening of the handicap, father left me for a moment to go into the smoking-car.
Thoreau had discovered the Merrimac and explored Walden Woods; little Doctor Holmes was peregrinating in his One-Hoss Shay, vouchsafing the confidences of his boarding-house; Lowell was beginning to violate the rules of rhetoric; Whittier was making his plea for the runaway slave; and throughout New England the Lecture Lyceum was feeling its way.
"Your mother goin' with you to the cotillon?" asked Sam when he returned. "No. She's goin' to meet me there. She's goin' somewhere first." "So's mine," said Sam. "I'll come by for you." "All right." "I better go before long. Noon whistles been blowin'." "All right," Penrod repeated dully. Sam turned to go, but paused. A new straw hat was peregrinating along the fence near the two boys.
In the course of a heavy tirade against the scoundrel, Redworth apprehended that it was the cantatrice's husband. Another outburst seemed to be in preparation. Nothing further was to be done for the book at that hour. He thought of Percy Dacier too. In his bed he could have wished himself peregrinating a bridge.
Good-night, Patty." "Good-night, Mona. Scoot!" The next morning Patty was making one of her "peregrinating toilettes." She could dress as quickly as any one, if occasion required; but, if not, she loved to walk slowly about as she dressed, pausing now and then to look out of a window or into a book.
"This is a dull day for business," said the old gentleman, as he ushered me in; "but I merely tarry here to refresh the cattle, being bound for the camp-meeting at Stamford." Perhaps the movable scene of this narrative is still peregrinating New England, and may enable the reader to test the accuracy of my description.
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