 | Hunting - 1819 - 424 pages
...gre:itly increased by my asking whether lie could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...stairs, and locked him up in my room, while I went to se* my horse taken care of. In less than an hour I returned, and ou opening the door he set up the... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - Birds - 1831 - 426 pages
...this and the whole tribe of woodpeckers, letting the odium of guilt fall to its proper owners. and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...him up stairs and locked him up in my room, while 1 went to see my horse taken care of. In less than an hour I returned, and, on opening the door, he... | |
 | Books - 1831 - 652 pages
...was greatly increased, by my asking whether he could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...still greater astonishment. After diverting myself a minute or two at their expense, I drew my wood-pecker from under the cover, and a general laugh took... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 424 pages
...was gready increased by my asking, whether he could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...greater astonishment. After diverting myself for a minute_ or two at their expense, I drew my woodpecker from under the cover, and a general laugh took... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Animal behavior - 1845 - 354 pages
...with astonishment. After diverting myself a few minutes at their expense, I drew out my woodpecker, and a general laugh took place. I took him up stairs, and locked him up in my room, and tied him with a string to the table. I then went out to procure him some food. On my return, I... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 826 pages
...was greatly increased by my asking, whether he could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...greater astonishment. After diverting myself for a mi mile or two at their expense, I drew my woodpecker from under the cover, and a general laugh took... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 pages
...greatly increased liy my asking, whether he could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...horse taken care of. In less than an hour I returned, ami, on opening the door, he set up the same distressing shout, which now appeared to proceed from... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - Ornithologists - 1861 - 200 pages
...flared with flill greater aftonifhment. After diverting myfelf for a minute or two at their expenfe, I drew my woodpecker from under the cover, and a general laugh took place. I carried him upftairs and locked him up in my room, while I went to fee my horfe taken care of. In lefs... | |
 | John George Wood - Historia natural - 1862 - 804 pages
...was greatly increased by my asking, whether he could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...cover, and a general laugh took place. I took him upstairs, and locked him up in my room, while I went to see my horse taken care of. In less than an... | |
 | John George Wood - Historia natural - 1862 - 804 pages
...was greatty increased by my asking, whether he could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my baby. The man looked blank and foolish, while the...cover, and a general laugh took place. I took him upstairs, and locked him up in my room, while I went to see my horse taken care of. In less than an... | |
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I intended to put up, the landlord came forward, and a number of other persons who happened to be there, all equally alarmed at what they heard; this was greatly increased by my asking, whether he could furnish me with accommodations for myself and my... 
