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The message was referred to the committee on foreign relations, when a majority of them John C. Calhoun of South Carolinia, Felix Grundy of Tennessee, John Smillie of Pennsylvania, John A. Harper of New Hampshire, Joseph Desha of Kentucky and Seaver of Massachusetts reported, June 3, a manifesto as the basis of a declaration of war.
So the new company got under way, the stockholders paid their money in, old Cap'n Ebenezer Thomas of Denboro was made president and Raish Pulcifer was vice president and Judge Daniel Seaver of Wellmouth Centre was secretary and treasurer.
The Harper contingent, beside its chief, embraced Tom Nast and William A. Seaver, whom John Russell Young named "Papa Pendennis," and pictured as "a man of letters among men of the world and a man of the world among men of letters," a very apt phrase appropriated from Doctor Johnson, and Major Constable, a giant, who looked like a dragoon and not a bookman, yet had known Sir Walter Scott and was sprung from the family of Edinburgh publishers.
He got in with a lot of fellows that well, that weren't good for a chap of Bertram's temperament." "Like Mr. Seaver?" Calderwell turned sharply. "Did YOU know Seaver?" he demanded in obvious surprise. "I used to SEE him with Bertram." "Oh! Well, he WAS one of them, unfortunately. But Bertram shipped him years ago." Billy gave a sudden radiant smile but she changed the subject at once. "And Mr.
"I've been seeing your brother to-day," remarked he. "Bob?" Mr. Crowninshield nodded. "Yes. We went over to the Seaver Bay wireless station." The lad waited. "You have a very fine brother, youngster, and one whom you may well be proud of." "Yes, sir." His Highness knew what a corker Bob was without being told. "We had, in fact, quite a talk with your brother." "Yes, sir."
With sentiments of respect, I remain, sir, your sincere friend, L. S. EVERETT. Mr. J. E. Seaver. A particular account of General Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians, in the western part of the State of New-York, in 1779. It has been thought expedient to publish in this volume, the following account of Gen. Sullivan's expedition, in addition to the facts related by Mrs.
We drove up the hills and I heard little that the men said for my thoughts were busy. We arrived at the cabin of Bill Seaver that stood on the river bank just above Rainbow Falls. Bill stood in his dooryard and greeted us with a loud "Hello, there!" "Want to go fishin'?" Uncle Peabody called. "You bet I do. Gosh!
He hez his new wife aboard, and she considers pipes ez low-down." Tom laughed as he thought of Mrs. Aubrey, and flung his clay over the side. "What ship is this, Bannister?" "The J.W. Seaver, of 'Frisco. We're from the Gilbert Islands with a cargo of copra." "Who is your supercargo?" "Haven't got one. Can't get one here, either. Say, Tom, you're the man. The captain will jump at getting you!
He doesn't tell this generally, and I understand Billy and the family know nothing of it how hopeless the case is, I mean. Well, naturally, the poor fellow has been pretty thoroughly discouraged, and to get away from himself he's gone back to his old Bohemian habits, spending much of his time with some of his old cronies that are none too good for him Seaver, for instance." "Bob Seaver?
"I've seen the ghost of of every 'Face of a Girl' I ever painted." "Gorry! So bad as that? No wonder you look as if you'd been disporting in graveyards," chuckled Seaver, laughing at his own joke "What's the matter arm on a rampage to day?" He paused for reply, but as Bertram did not answer at once, he resumed, with gay insistence: "Come on! You need cheering up.
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