 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 churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten...  Essays from the Sketch-book - Page 37by Washington Irving - 1900 - 159 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder:'" — There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ? why he...churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotted and gone too. " — " Where's Brom Dutcher ? " — " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...inquired, " where's Nicholas Vedder ?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder? why he...eighteen years ! There was a wooden tomb-stone in the church yard that used to tell all about him, but that's, rotted and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder? why he...eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the church yard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotted and gone too." " Where's Brom Butcher?"... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...inquired "Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder? why he...eighteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the church yard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too." "Where's Brom Butcher?"... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 354 pages
...inquired, « Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ? why he...the church-yard that used to tell all about him, but that"- rotten and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher?" " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 402 pages
...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, but that's rotten...the war ; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's VOL. I. G Nose. I don't... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1823 - 392 pages
...quired, « Where's Nicholas Vedder?» There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, « Nicholas Vedder? why he...the war; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drown,ed in a squall at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't know... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...inquired, <c Where's Nicholas Vedder?» There was a silehce for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, « Nicholas Vedder? why he...the war; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't know —... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...inquired, " whore's Nicholas Vedder ?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder ? why he...eighteen years ! There was a wooden tomb-stone in the church yard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotted and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher?"... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old mail replied, in a thin piping voice, '- Nicholas Vedder ? why he is dead and cone these thirteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about... | |
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