 The carriages were old and shackling, and much of the harness made of ropes. One pair of horses carried the stage eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting-place for the night, if no accident intervened, at ten o'clock, and, after a frugal supper,...  New England: A Human Interest Geographical Reader - Page 27by Clifton Johnson - 1917 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Quincy - 1867 - 596 pages
...much of the harness made of ropes. One pair of horses carried the stage eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting-place for the night, if no accident intervened, at ten o'clock, and, after a frugal sapper, went to bed with a notice that we should be called at three the next morning, — which generally... | |
 | Edmund Quincy - 1868 - 652 pages
...horses carried the Rtage eighteen miles. Wo generally reached our resting-place for tlm night, it' no accident intervened, at ten o'clock, and, after...bed with a notice that we should be called at three the next morning, — which generally proved to be half past two. Then, whether it snowed or rained,... | |
 | Edmund Quincy - 1868 - 590 pages
...carried the stage eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting-place for the night, if no aceident intervened, at ten o'clock, and, after a frugal supper,...bed with a notice that we should be called at three the next morning, — which generally proved to be half past two. Then, whether it snowed or rained,... | |
 | Edmund Quincy - 1869 - 594 pages
...much of the harness made of ropes. One pair of horses carried the stage eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting-place for the night, if no accident...bed with a notice that we should be called at three the next morning, — which generally proved to be half past two. Then, whether it snowed or rained,... | |
 | Edmund Quincy - 1874 - 594 pages
...One pair of horses carried the stage eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting-place for tbe night, if no accident intervened, at ten o'clock, and, after a frugal mppiT, went to bed with a notice that we should be called at three the next morning, — which generally... | |
 | Carl Webber, Winfield S. Nevins - 1877 - 354 pages
...made of ropes. One pair of horses carried us eighteen miles. We generally reached- our resting place for the night, if no accident intervened, at ten o'clock,...bed with a notice that we should be called at three, next morning — which generally proved to be half-past two. Then whether it snowed 1 Cape Ann. > Boston.... | |
 | Duane Hamilton Hurd - 1887 - 702 pages
...ro|N!e. Olio pair of liom-н carried tie eighteen miloe. We generally reached our resting-place for lite night. If no accident intervened, at ten o'clock, and after a frugal supper, went to bod with a notice that we should be called at three, next morning — which generally proved to bo... | |
 | Duane Hamilton Hurd - 1887 - 748 pages
...shackling and much of the harness made of ropes. One pair of horses carried us eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting-place for the night, if no accident...went to bed with a notice that we should be called at throe, next morning — which generally proved to be half-past two. Then, whether it snowed or rained,... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - 1896 - 628 pages
...much of the harness made of ropes. One pair of horses carried the stage eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting-place for the night, if no accident...went to bed with a notice that we should be called ment was confirmed during life by Charles II., although he ruled through a deputy and never came to... | |
 | Alonzo Lewis, James Robinson Newhall - 1897 - 474 pages
...made of ropes. One pair of horses carried us eighteen miles. We generally reached our resting place for the night, if no accident intervened, at ten o'clock, and after a fruga! supper, went to bed with a notice that we should be called at three, next morning — which... | |
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