 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, but that's rotten and gone too.  The Sketch-book - Page 58by Washington Irving - 1848Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...all about him, but that's rotted and gone too. " — " Where's Brom Dutcher ? " — " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of 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 - 610 pages
...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 of the war ; some say he was killed at the battle of Stoney Point — others say he was drowned iu a squall, at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...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 of 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... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...all about him, but that's rotted and gone too." — ' " Where's Brom Dutcher ?" — " Oh, he went off to the army in ' the beginning of 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... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...Brom Dntcber? "Oh! he went off to the army in the —he never came back again." "Where's Van Brummel, the schoolmaster ? " He went off to the wars too,...in Congress. " Rip's heart died away at hearing of the sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself thus alone in the Mui:e^ anc mw«* »»... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...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 of 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
...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 of the war ; some say he was killed at the battle of Stoney Point — others say he was drowned in a squall, at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...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 of the war ; some say he was killed in the storming of Stoney-Foint — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's Nose.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...tell all about him, but that 's rotten and gone too ! " " Where's Brom Dutcher?" " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of 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 —... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...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 of the war ; some say...storming of Stony -Point — others say he was drowned in the squall, at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't know — he never came back again." " Where 's Van... | |
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