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Page 49
... wagons in the village to transport what he called " the stuff ” to my premises . He drove down in a great state of excitement - only to find the gate to the dock closed and locked . Here was an unexpected block to the wheels of progress ...
... wagons in the village to transport what he called " the stuff ” to my premises . He drove down in a great state of excitement - only to find the gate to the dock closed and locked . Here was an unexpected block to the wheels of progress ...
Page 50
... wagons , and trucks drove away , and the Irish character came under a lively discussion . The inhabitants of the Emerald Isle are certainly a magnificent race , especially when their biographer does not happen to own a house which has ...
... wagons , and trucks drove away , and the Irish character came under a lively discussion . The inhabitants of the Emerald Isle are certainly a magnificent race , especially when their biographer does not happen to own a house which has ...
Page 64
... wagons ; I have had them to balk and to kick , to run and to bolt , to stand on their hind feet and kick with their front , and then reciprocate by standing on their front and kicking with their hind feet . I have seen more of a horse's ...
... wagons ; I have had them to balk and to kick , to run and to bolt , to stand on their hind feet and kick with their front , and then reciprocate by standing on their front and kicking with their hind feet . I have seen more of a horse's ...
Page 70
... say that , after smashing every thing to pieces , tearing the body of the wagon from the wheels , toss- ing out what was movable , and ruining his harness , Dandy Jim became satisfied , and allowed a rustic to 70 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... say that , after smashing every thing to pieces , tearing the body of the wagon from the wheels , toss- ing out what was movable , and ruining his harness , Dandy Jim became satisfied , and allowed a rustic to 70 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
Page 71
... wagon . I could only have sold out at a great loss — and I so rarely rode behind him . Dandy had several peculiarities of temper besides his fear of ghosts . He did not like steam - engines— if he had known how many people they kill ...
... wagon . I could only have sold out at a great loss — and I so rarely rode behind him . Dandy had several peculiarities of temper besides his fear of ghosts . He did not like steam - engines— if he had known how many people they kill ...
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