Five Acres Too Much: A Truthful Elucidation of the Attractions of the Country, and a Careful Consideration of the Question of Profit and Loss as Involved in Amateur Farming, with Much Valuable Advice and Instruction to Those about Purchasing Large Or Small Places in the Rural Districts. C By Robert B. Roosevelt ... |
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... train did not wait for the boat , which was delayed because the pilot had a cu- rious incapacity for steering into the dock , and usual- ly ran against all the pile - work of the neighborhood . The train went out of the dépôt as I came ...
... train did not wait for the boat , which was delayed because the pilot had a cu- rious incapacity for steering into the dock , and usual- ly ran against all the pile - work of the neighborhood . The train went out of the dépôt as I came ...
Page 82
... train . When I left in despair , at about midnight , the men had fallen asleep on the benches , while women were frantically . demanding where there was a respectable hotel . Next day it appeared that the train had run off the track ...
... train . When I left in despair , at about midnight , the men had fallen asleep on the benches , while women were frantically . demanding where there was a respectable hotel . Next day it appeared that the train had run off the track ...
Page 83
... train , and the train had missed the boat ; the boat had blown or burnt up - I never knew which --and the train had gone off the track . Several men who were not experienced in dodging had been kill- ed ; fuel had given out , and water ...
... train , and the train had missed the boat ; the boat had blown or burnt up - I never knew which --and the train had gone off the track . Several men who were not experienced in dodging had been kill- ed ; fuel had given out , and water ...
Page 84
... train ever afterward started on time ; in fact , every conceivable mode of evading punctuality had been tested , but I was happy , at the conclusion , to be able to repeat the immortal words , " I still live . " Philosophy is a great ...
... train ever afterward started on time ; in fact , every conceivable mode of evading punctuality had been tested , but I was happy , at the conclusion , to be able to repeat the immortal words , " I still live . " Philosophy is a great ...
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... , and overwhelming in long trains ; wheth- er she wears feathers or ribbons , crape or colors , high necks or low necks , she is charming ; but in a skat- ing costume , with her dress high looped up , FLUSHING SKATING - POND . 163.
... , and overwhelming in long trains ; wheth- er she wears feathers or ribbons , crape or colors , high necks or low necks , she is charming ; but in a skat- ing costume , with her dress high looped up , FLUSHING SKATING - POND . 163.
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