 Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 52by Washington Irving - 1864 - 507 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own : but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | 1826 - 654 pages
...and down dale, to shoot a few squirrels or wild pigeons. He would never refuse to assist a neighbour even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | 1819 - 606 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences ; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences : the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 316 pages
...building stone fences : the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands...do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...Indian corn, or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run tbeir errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their less...for them. — In a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business hut his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...husking Indian corn, or building stone fences. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands, and to do such little odd jobs as their...for them ; — in a word, Rip was ready to attend to any body's business but his own ; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, he found... | |
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