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The following three letters show how he watched the river for the migrating wild fowl: Saturday, Your letter rec'd. I enclose check for $10 as I have no bills by me. You can get it cashed at Houghton, Mifflin Co., No. 4 Park St. ask for Mr. Wheeler. Or may be the treasurer of the college will cash it. We are all well and beginning the spring work.
Sunday July 10, 1853 Peyton is no more Aged 42 Though he was a bad man in many respects yet he was a most excellent field hand, always at his post. On this place for 21 years. Except the measles and its sequence, the injury rec'd by the mule last Nov'r and its sequence, he has not lost 15 days' work, I verily believe, in the remaining 19 years. I wish we could hope for his eternal state.
You could not have a singing heart and a dreaming mind all day if you had to scheme out dollars, or if you had to add columns of figures. Those things take your attention. You cannot be thinking of your friend while you write letters beginning "Yours of the 17th inst. rec'd and contents duly noted."
Here we are: 'Rec'd July 14. Card from Goshorn & Co., Oriental Goods. Message pricked in through the cardboard: 'You are suspected by your neighbors. Watch them. Not bad for a follow-up, is it?" "It would look like insanity, if it weren't that that through the letters 'one increasing purpose runs," parodied Bertram.
He had "taken" but a few words when he jumped from his chair and cried: "Shut that door, and call the superintendent and be quick! Charley, brace up lively and come and write this out!" With his wonderful electric pen, the handle several hundred of miles long, Watkins, unknown to his interlocutor, was printing in the Morse alphabet this startling message: "Inform'n rec'd. Am alone here.
He had "taken" but a few words when he jumped from his chair and cried: "Shut that door, and call the superintendent and be quick! Charley, brace up lively and come and write this out!" With his wonderful electric pen, the handle several hundreds of miles long, Watkins, unknown to his interlocutor, was printing in the Morse alphabet this startling message: "Inform'n rec'd. Am alone here.
"Rec'd from Gilfred Studholme £5. 18. 10 1-2 for surveying 142,660 feet lumber for use of the Loyalists settled on the River St. John. Amongst the documents at Halifax relating to the settlement of the Loyalists at St. John is the following receipt: River St. John, 30 September, 1783.
Mechanically he unlocked his dispatch-box. "By Rec'd from Miss Vanstone," wrote the captain, with a gloomy brow, "Two hundred pounds." "You won't be angry with me?" said Mrs. Wragge, looking timidly at her husband through her tears. "I want a word of comfort, captain. Oh, do tell me, when shall I see her again?" The captain closed the book, and answered in one inexorable word: "Never!"
Brought home considerable luggage, and fitted up part of house, as for a lady. This was closed soon afterwards. Left for America two months since. Has been, I understand, travelling in the south. Has telegraphed twice to Portland Place. His friends hear from him but rarely. Letters rec'd recently, posted in New York. One by last steamer posted in F , k.
GENTS: Your favour of the thirtieth inst. rec'd and contents noted; and in reply would say you should be so kind and wait a couple days, and I will send you a check sure on an account I got sickness in the family and oblige Yours truly, S. GREEN. "Well, Mawruss," Abe commented, mindful of a recent obstinate lumbago, "might the feller did got sickness in his family maybe." "Schmooes, Abe!"
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