standing-round

Updated: August 1, 2026

There are always a plenty of the denizens of the place, in slovenly dresses and slouched hats, hands in pockets, and puffing cigarettes, who do the heavy standing-round business. Stray dogs hang about the car-wheels and track to pick up the crumbs which passengers throw away from their lunch-baskets.

Maturin Murray Ballou - Due South or Cuba Past and Present