 | African Americans - 1826 - 238 pages
...voluntarily offered, and gave all my money for one. 2. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my Whistle; but disturbing...given four times as much for it, as it was worth. 3. This put me in mind o'f what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money. And they... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1829 - 234 pages
...offered and gave all my money for one. 2. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much1 pleased with my Whistle, but disturbing all the family....given four times as much for it as it was worth.* 3. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money. And they... | |
 | Jesse Torrey (the younger.) - Readers, American - 1830 - 162 pages
...voluntarily offered, and gave all my money for one. 2. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my Whistle ; but disturbing...given four times as much for it, as it was worth. 3. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money. And they... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...disturhing all the family. My hrothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the hargain 1 hnd nmde, told me I had given four times as much for it as it...This put me in mind what good things I might have hought with the rest <if the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1831 - 180 pages
...boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. 2. 1 then came home, and went whistling over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing...brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bar'galn I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 310 pages
...then came home, and went whistling all over the house, BHich pleased with my whistle, but distwUng all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me 1 had given four times as much lor it as it was worth. This pui ine in mind what good tilings I might... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1833 - 438 pages
...another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I then cnme home, and went whistling over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing...as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind of the good things 1 might have bought with the rest of the money : and they laughed at me so for my... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...family. My hrothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the hargain I hnd mnde, told me 1 hnd given four times as much for it, as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might have hought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1835 - 270 pages
...voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. 2. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house; much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing...told me I had given four times as much for it as it waa worth. 3. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money.... | |
 | Tamil language - 1836 - 106 pages
...by the way, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I came home, and went whistling about the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing...as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and they laughed at me so much... | |
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I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. 
