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Struck with one of those happy inspirations which only enlighten a friend's heart, he marched up to the portress and drew her out to the stairhead. "Montame Zipod," he said, "der goot Pons is fond of goot dings; shoost go rount to der Catran Pleu und order a dainty liddle tinner, mit anjovies und maggaroni. Ein tinner for Lugullus, in vact." "What is that?" inquired La Cibot.
These types of Tuskegee's graduates, picked out at random from hundreds of equal scholarship and ability, represent distinctive channels of activity, including the president of a leading college, principals and teachers of thriving schools, a lawyer, a tinner, a school treasurer, farmers, cotton-growers, master builders and contractors, a dairyman, and a blacksmith.
"In a carriage, at mitnight, in de forest of Fincennes." "Describe her," said de Marsay. "A vhite gaze hat, a rose gown, a vhite scharf, a vhite feil a face just out of de Biple. Eyes like Feuer, an Eastern color " "You were dreaming," said Lucien, with a smile. "Dat is true; I vas shleeping like a pig a pig mit his shkin full," he added, "for I vas on my vay home from tinner at mine friend's "
And as they drew near and could see into the dingle-like recess which the tinker had selected for his camping-ground they became aware of a savoury and appetizing odour, and the gamekeeper laughed. "Cooking his supper, is Tinner Creasy!" he remarked. "And good stuff he has in his pot, too!"
My three associates in this work were a tinner, a clothing salesman and a cabinet maker. More and more I longed for the spring, for with it I knew would come seeding, building and a chance for me. At last in the midst of a grateful job of raking up yards and planting shrubs, I heard the rat-tat-tat of a hammer, and resolved upon a bold plan.
Supposin' there was a fire in that house some night, and the family had to come down by the spout, and your nails would give way, and they'd break their necks. What would you think then? And I can tell you what it is, young man, I can appear ag'in you for doing poor work. "The tinner grumbled, but he used more nails and drove 'em tight, Dad and me standin' by, an' looking at him.
And if bitterness toward the Service betokened free speaking, the complainants held back nothing. A heavy set man, tanned and cheaply dressed, said: "Mr. Secretary, I was born in Hungary. I am a tinner by trade. I lived in Sioux City. I have a wife and six children. I got consumption and a real estate man fixed it up with a friend of his on the Makon Project that I go out there, see?
My old man was very particular; he liked to see things done right. One day I was with him, and we saw a tinner nailing a new leader or tin water-spout to the side of a house. "'Look here, young man, says Dad, 'you're makin' a pretty poor job of that. You don't put in enough nails, and they ain't half drove in.
The art-firm and Barrow were present at the wedding, and the tinner and Puss had been invited, but the tinner was ill and Puss was nursing him for they were engaged. The Sellerses were to go to England with their new allies for a brief visit, but when it was time to take the train from Washington, the colonel was missing.
"Oh, yes, he has been very liberal with names for Brady, since Brady fell into arrears for his board. Well, that's one of his sarcasms the old man thinks he's great on sarcasm." "Well, what is Brady's difficulty? What is Brady who is he?" "Brady is a tinner. He's a young journeyman tinner who was getting along all right till he fell sick and lost his job.
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