 The press was old enough to be preserved as a curiosity; the mice had burrowed in the balls; there were no rules, no leads, and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could be made to show their faces.  Sunset - Page 2741906Full view - About this book
 | Walter Colton - 1850 - 492 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls ; there were no rules, no leads, and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...these, with a jackknife, were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found, with the press, the greater part of a keg of ink ; and now came the main scratch... | |
 | Walter Colton - 1852 - 512 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls ; there were no rules, no leads, and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...these, with a jackknife, were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found, with the press, the greater part of a keg of ink ; and now came the main scratch... | |
 | Walter Colton - 1860 - 476 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls; there were no rules, no leads, and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...sheet or two of tin were procured, and these, with a jack knife, were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found, with the press, the greater part of a... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1886 - 812 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls ; there were no rules, no leads ; and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...these with a jack-knife were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found with the press the greater part of a keg of ink; and now came the main scratch for... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1886 - 814 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls; there were no rules, no leads; and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...these with a jack-knife were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found with the press the greater part of a keg of ink; and now came the main scratch for... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1886 - 840 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls; there were no rules, no leads; and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...these with a jack-knife were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found with the press the greater part of a keg of ink; and now came the main scratch for... | |
 | Henry D. Barrows - 1893 - 494 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls; there were no rules, no leads, and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...with a jack-knife, were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found with the press the greater part of a keg of ink; and now came the main scratch for... | |
 | 1894 - 772 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls ; there were no rules, no leads, and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...be made to show their faces. A sheet or two of tin was procured, and these, with a jack-knife, were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found, with the... | |
 | 1901 - 562 pages
...enough to be preserved as a curiosity ; the mice had burrowed in the balls ; there were no rules or leads, and the types were rusty and in pi. It was...with a jack-knife, were cut into rules and leads" (3). With the press was found also a keg partly full of ink. The problem of paper was solved by buying... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1902 - 822 pages
...the mice had burrowed in the balls; there were no rules, no leads; and the types were rusty and all in pi. It was only by scouring that the letters could...these with a jack-knife were cut into rules and leads. Luckily we found with the press the greater part of a keg of ink; and now came the main scratch for... | |
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