Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854. ... sort of grand ballet, or Shaker quadrille. The scenes of such festivities are easily recognized by the manner in which the ground is beaten; and the Indians, as is known, have borrowed the fashion of their dance from the bears. At any rate, the custom proves that Bruin, though his exterior is rough and his ordinary deportment by no means graceful, knows how to relax among his equals, and is not indifferent to social amusements. THE OLD BLACK SHEEP. AGENTLEMAN in England was passing by where a large flock of sheep were feeding; and seeing the shepherd sitting by the road-side, preparing to eat his dinner, he stopped hia horse, and began to converse with him. " Well, shepherd," he said, " you look cheerful and contented, and I dare say, have very few cares to vex you. I, who am a man of large property, cannot but look at such men as you with a kind of envy." " Why, sir," replied the shepherd, " 'tis true I have not trouble like yours; and I could do well enough, was it not for that black ewe that you see yonder among my flock. I have often begged my master to kill or sell her; but he won't, though she is the plague of my life; for no sooner do I sit down at my book or take up my wallet to get my dinner, but away she sets off over the down, and the rest follow her; so that I have many a. weary step after them. There! you see she's off, and they are all after her!" " Ah, my friend," said the gentleman, " I see every man has a black ewe in his flock, to plague him, as well as I." SALADIN". Jnk of the greatest names in Eastern history is that of Saladin, who in the twelfth century ruled over Egypt, Syria, and Arabia. He was born in the year 1137, in a castle on the" banks of the river Tigris; and at the age of thirty-two was appointed visir of Egypt by Noureddi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Miscellany of Entertaining Knowledge (Volume 6). To get started finding American Miscellany of Entertaining Knowledge (Volume 6), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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American Miscellany of Entertaining Knowledge (Volume 6)
Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854. ... sort of grand ballet, or Shaker quadrille. The scenes of such festivities are easily recognized by the manner in which the ground is beaten; and the Indians, as is known, have borrowed the fashion of their dance from the bears. At any rate, the custom proves that Bruin, though his exterior is rough and his ordinary deportment by no means graceful, knows how to relax among his equals, and is not indifferent to social amusements. THE OLD BLACK SHEEP. AGENTLEMAN in England was passing by where a large flock of sheep were feeding; and seeing the shepherd sitting by the road-side, preparing to eat his dinner, he stopped hia horse, and began to converse with him. " Well, shepherd," he said, " you look cheerful and contented, and I dare say, have very few cares to vex you. I, who am a man of large property, cannot but look at such men as you with a kind of envy." " Why, sir," replied the shepherd, " 'tis true I have not trouble like yours; and I could do well enough, was it not for that black ewe that you see yonder among my flock. I have often begged my master to kill or sell her; but he won't, though she is the plague of my life; for no sooner do I sit down at my book or take up my wallet to get my dinner, but away she sets off over the down, and the rest follow her; so that I have many a. weary step after them. There! you see she's off, and they are all after her!" " Ah, my friend," said the gentleman, " I see every man has a black ewe in his flock, to plague him, as well as I." SALADIN". Jnk of the greatest names in Eastern history is that of Saladin, who in the twelfth century ruled over Egypt, Syria, and Arabia. He was born in the year 1137, in a castle on the" banks of the river Tigris; and at the age of thirty-two was appointed visir of Egypt by Noureddi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Miscellany of Entertaining Knowledge (Volume 6). To get started finding American Miscellany of Entertaining Knowledge (Volume 6), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.