United States or Luxembourg ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
A light was then hoisted at her peak; her helm lashed hard a-lee; the prize crew re-transferred to their own ship, and the Ocmulgee left to her own devices, the Alabama lying by her during the night.
Evidently, judging from his demeanour, the stranger was deeply impressed and satisfied with what he saw with his own eyes. But the moment he had left the camp the prisoners were paraded and re-transferred to the field. This story, if accurate, and I see no reason to doubt its veracity, is interesting from one circumstance.
He remained two years, and was then appointed General Agent of the Bible Society for Northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. He served in this field four years, was then stationed, in 1845, at Racine, but at the close of the year was re-transferred to his old Conference, where he continued to render effective service, with but brief intervals, up to 1871.
Neither, however, was quite ready to leave at four o'clock. Not quite ready at five. Even at six not yet quite ready. At seven, the fires having burned out in the furnace, and the stevedores having gone away, leaving a quantity of freight yet on the dock, without advising this time with the clerk, I had my baggage re-transferred to the hotel. A similar performance was repeated on Tuesday.
Nothing has ever been allowed to stand in the way of hunting, neither the writing of books, nor the work of the Post Office, nor other pleasures. As regarded the Post Office, it soon seemed to be understood that I was to hunt; and when my services were re-transferred to England, no word of difficulty ever reached me about it.
This dynasty, however, re-transferred the metropolis to the older situation; but, instead of attempting to revive any of the pristine localities, fixed their palace and its environs upon a new and a preferable piece of ground. If India be the Italy of Asia, still more properly may it be said that Dehli is its Rome.
Word Of The Day