 | Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...underneath was painted in large characters, GEN. WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobaccosmoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
 | Noble Kibby Royse - American literature - 1872 - 382 pages
...underneath was painted in large characters, General Washington. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobaccosmoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of... | |
 | Readers - 1884 - 794 pages
...underneath was painted in large characters, General Washington. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious toue about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 874 pages
...underneath was painted in large characters, GKNEKAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot...know, he never came back again." " Where's Van Bummel, of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper.... | |
 | Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. 3. There was, as usual, a crowd about the door, but none that Hip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. 4. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...underneath was painted in large characters, GENEBAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folks about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. 7. The appearance of Rip with his long grizzled beard,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...was painted in largo characters, " General Washington." There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. The appearance of Rip, with his long grizzled beard, his rusty fowling-piece, his uncouth dress, and... | |
 | Readers - 1875 - 324 pages
...underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. 3. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long... | |
 | 1876 - 732 pages
...underneath was painted in large characters, General Washington. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches ; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
 | Recitations - 1876 - 732 pages
...characters, General Washington. There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Kip recollected. The very character of the people seemed...double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents... | |
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There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. 
