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"Just a note from the Sergeant of the Guard about an Orderly," answered the clerk. "Let me see it," said the General, who had an inveterate disposition for looking into the smallest details. "What's this? One of the 200th Ind.? Why, that was in my brigade. The 200th Ind. was cut all to pieces, but it stuck to that Snodgrass Hill tighter than a real-estate mortgage. One of the boys in trouble?
He was much troubled at first, by the numerous applications made to him by Mr. Snodgrass, Mr. Winkle, and Mr. Trundle, to act as godfather to their offspring; but he has become used to it now, and officiates as a matter of course. He never had occasion to regret his bounty to Mr.
'I thought not. Here the dirty-faced man fell into ecstasies of mirth at his own retort, in which he was joined by a man of bland voice and placid countenance, who always made it a point to agree with everybody. 'Women, after all, gentlemen, said the enthusiastic Mr. Snodgrass, 'are the great props and comforts of our existence. 'So they are, said the placid gentleman.
it was a dull and heavy evening when they again sallied forth on their awkward errand. Mr. Winkle was muffled up in a huge cloak to escape observation, and Mr. Snodgrass bore under his the instruments of destruction. 'Have you got everything? said Mr. Winkle, in an agitated tone. 'Everything, replied Mr. Snodgrass; 'plenty of ammunition, in case the shots don't take effect.
"Double dummy, by all means!" she laughed, perching her lithe length on the arm of a chair, one slender foot swinging slowly back and forth. "Your play, monsieur." "There is no need to go back farther than this morning," he observed. "We knew that you were to meet Captain Snodgrass and lunch with him at one o'clock at the Rataplan. Your man Marston, when he visited Mr.
'Were you accompanied on that occasion by a friend of the name of Tupman, and another by the name of Snodgrass? 'Yes, I was. 'Are they here? 'Yes, they are, replied Mr. Winkle, looking very earnestly towards the spot where his friends were stationed. 'Pray attend to me, Mr. Winkle, and never mind your friends, said Mr. Skimpin, with another expressive look at the jury.
Sleepily, heavily, he tried to fix his mind upon it and recall it. What was it that Doctor Snodgrass had said? Ah, yes that it was a mistake to pause here in reading the verse. We must read on without a pause Lay not up treasures upon earth where moth and rust do corrupt and where thieves break through and steal that was the true doctrine.
Snodgrass, who entered last, secured the street door, after several ineffectual efforts, by putting up the chain; and the friends stumbled upstairs, where they were received by Mr. Bob Sawyer, who had been afraid to go down, lest he should be waylaid by Mrs. Raddle. 'How are you? said the discomfited student. 'Glad to see you take care of the glasses. This caution was addressed to Mr.
Snodgrass made out to receive it, and once more plunged for the center, as if intending to break through, with several of his fellows backing him up. The deception was so complete that the vast majority of the audience really believed he carried the ball with him. So a great whoop went up when he was dragged down by one of the Columbia tacklers. "But look at Smith, Sr., running!
Weller, thrusting Grummer aside, and addressing the magistrate with pleasant familiarity, 'this here is S. Pickvick, Esquire; this here's Mr. Tupman; that 'ere's Mr. Snodgrass; and farder on, next him on the t'other side, Mr.
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