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"John Cassell, the Manchester carpenter, has been labouring, amidst many privations, with great success in the county of Norfolk. He carries his watchman's rattle an excellent accompaniment of temperance labour." Cassell had a great regard for Thomas Whittaker. It was an address given by this gentleman which had first made him wish to become a public man. When he called on Mr.
In so doing, his warped imagination assured him that the coals of fire which seared his brain would henceforth be poured upon the head of Mary Whittaker. Such was the end of Samuel Learoyd. If there was stern retribution in his death so was there also malign mockery.
Jackman's love for sherry grew upon him, and once or twice, to Larkins's disgust, his partner was not quite as fit to appear in public as he ought to have been. Very often he was absent, sick. Two of the cheap clerks also left in order to better themselves. I never shall forget the afternoon I felt as if I could have danced for joy when Larkins said to me, 'Whittaker, Mr.
'The constituency, we are told, 'was supposed to return five members; the candidates, twelve in number, were politicians whose names might be expected to be known to the ordinary newspaper reader, and who might be considered as representative of some of the main divisions of public opinion. The names were, in fact, Sir A. Acland Hood, Sir H. Campbell-Banner-man, Sir Thomas P. Whittaker, and Lord Hugh Cecil, with Messrs.
"Is that so? Was you there, teacher? Well, I declare!" The questions and exclamations flew round the table. "Tell us, teacher," pleaded Keturah. "Wasn't Heman grand? I should so like to have heard him. Didn't Cap'n Whittaker look ashamed of himself?" "No, he did not. If anyone looked ashamed it was Mr. Atkins and his friends.
She seemed to understand, for she opened the door of the carriage and slowly descended. Mr. Bangs advanced to meet her. "How d'ye do, Mrs. Beasley!" he said. "Glad to see you all safe and sound." Mrs. Beasley shook his hand; hers were covered, as far as the knuckles, by black mitts. "How d'ye do, Cap'n Whittaker?" she said, in a shrill voice. "You pretty smart?" Bailey hastened to explain.
Among its inmates were two young cousins, Joseph and Mary Whittaker; the latter a merry, handsome girl, relieving the tedium of garrison duty with her light-hearted mirthfulness, and "Making a sunshine in that shady place."
He walked homeward at a gait which caused plump little Bailey to puff in his efforts to keep up, and he would say almost nothing about the interview in the schoolroom. "Well," said Mr. Tidditt, when they reached the Whittaker gate, "I guess she knows her place now; hey, Cy? I cal'late she'll be careful who she keeps after school from now on."
Said it made him feel kind of reverent and holy, almost as if he was in Paradise. So Ase Tidditt says, anyway; it's his yarn." "'Tain't nuther, Cy Whittaker!" declared the indignant Asaph. "If you expect I'm goin' to father all your lies, you're mistaken."
"'Couldn't yeh have it brung up to Skyland by the stage road, asts she, 'an' then have it rafted down the flume? Jest a little one? she asts very earnest-like. "'Gee whittaker! says he, laughin' all over. 'You'll be a-wantin' 'em to send yeh down a parlor-keer nex'.
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