 Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used to tell all about him,...  Mark Twain's Library of Humor - Page 1581888 - 707 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1880 - 516 pages
..." Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where 's Nicholas Vedder ? " There was a silence for a little...the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that 's rotten and gone too." " Where 's Brom Butcher ? " " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning... | |
 | Washington Irving, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1880 - 146 pages
...neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ] — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas...and gone these eighteen years ! There was a wooden 423. Federal or Democrat. Federal was applied to the party friendly to the Constitution of the United... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 pages
...— name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, 4i Where's Nicholas Vedder ?" There was silence for a little while, when an old man replied...There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that usad to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher ?" " Oh, he went... | |
 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...? name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired " Where's Nicholas Vedder ?." There was silence for a little while, when an old man replied...tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too." 16. " Where's Brom Dutcher ? " " O1), he went off to the army in the beginning of the war ; some say... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 392 pages
...to keep about the tavern. 4 : Well — who are they? — name them." Rip bethought himself a mowjat, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ? " There...him, but that's rotten and gone too." " Where's Brom Butcher ? " " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war ; some say he was killed at the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...neighbors, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas...the church-yard that used to tell all about him, but tlwt's rotten and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher ?" " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1882 - 558 pages
...who are they? name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder?" 6. There was a silence for a little while, when an old...he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was n wooden tombstone in the church-yard that used to toll nil about him, but that's rotten and gone too."... | |
 | Caroline Bigelow Le Row - 1882 - 222 pages
...a little while; then an old man replied in a thin, trembling voice, "Nicholas Vedder, why he's been dead and gone these eighteen years. There was a wooden...churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's gone too." Rip Van Winkle. — WASHINGTON IRVING. DEGREES OF FORCE. [There can be various Degrees of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 pages
...neighbours, who used to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas...silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a-^hin, piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ? why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years ! There was... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder 1 " There AVUS a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Yedder Î why he is dead and gone these eighteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard... | |
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