 | American Temperance Society - 1828 - 742 Seiten
...into the wood yard of the establishment, placed his hand upon a block, and with an axe in the other, struck it off at a single blow. With the stump raised and streaming, he ran into the house, crying, " get some rum, get some rum, my hand is off." In the confusion and bustle of the occasion,... | |
 | William Cogswell - 1833 - 368 Seiten
...into the wood yard of the establishment, placed his hand upon a block, and with 'an axe on the other struck it off at a single blow. With the stump raised and streaming, he ran into the house crying, ' get some mm, get Bome rum, my hand is.off.'- In the confusion a»ld hustle of the occasion,... | |
 | William Cogswell - 1839 - 432 Seiten
...struck it off at a single blow. With the stump raised and streaming, he ran into the house crying, 'get some rum, get some rum, my hand is off.' In the...which he plunged the bleeding member of his body, then raising the bowl to bit mouth, drank freely, and exultingly exclaimed, ' now I am satisfied.' " sensible... | |
 | William Cogswell - 1839 - 408 Seiten
...into the• wood yard of the establishment, placed his hand upon a block, and with an axe in the other struck it off at a single blow. With the stump raised and streaming•, he ran into the house crying, 'get some rum, get some rum, my hand is off.' In th« confusion and bustle of the occasion,... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 Seiten
...the establishment, placed one hand upon a block, and, with an axe in the other, struck it off at а n many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine,...perfectly at home in all the details of architecture, mu 1 " In the confusion and bustle of the occasion, a bowl of rum was brought, into which he plunged the... | |
 | Maine. State Hospital, Augusta - 1860 - 36 Seiten
...the wood yard of the establishment, placed one hand upon the block, and with the axe in the other, struck it off at a single blow. With the stump raised...the occasion, a bowl of rum was brought, into which he.plunged the bleeding member of his body; then, raising the bowl to his mouth drank freely, and exultingly... | |
 | George Burr - 1874 - 38 Seiten
...into the wood-yard of the establishment, placed one hand upon the block, and with an axe in the other, struck it off at a single blow. With the stump raised...he plunged the bleeding member of his body ; then raising the bowl to his mouth, drank freely, and exultingly exclaimed, ' Now I am satisfied ! ' " Dr.... | |
 | Sylvanus Harris - 1883 - 124 Seiten
...into the woodyard of the establishment, placed one hand upon the block, and, with an axe in the other, struck it off at a single blow ! With the stump raised...he plunged the bleeding member of his body ; then raising the bowl to his mouth, drank freely, and exultingly exclaimed, " Now I am satisfied ! " A lady... | |
 | 1883 - 896 Seiten
...into the wood-shed of the establishment, placed one hand upon a block, and, with an axe in the other, struck it off at a single blow. With the stump raised and streaming, he ran into the house, crying, " Get some rum — get some rum I my hand is off ! " In the confusion and bustle of the occasion... | |
 | 1884 - 900 Seiten
...struck it off at a single blow. With the stomp raised and streaming, he ran into the house, crying, " Get some rum — get some rum ! my hand is off ! " In the confusion and bustle of the occasion somebody did bring a bowl of rum, into which he plunged his bleeding arm, then raising the bowl to... | |
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Within a few days he had devised various expedients to procure rum, but failed. At length, however, he hit upon one which was successful. He went into the wood-yard of the establishment, placed one hand upon the block, and with an axe in the other, struck... 
