 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...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 50by Washington Irving - 1882 - 374 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1891 - 270 pages
..." Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, « Where 's Nicholas Vedder ? " There was a silence for a little...Vedder ! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years I There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that 's rotten... | |
 | John Kneeland, Henry Nathan Wheeler - 1891 - 508 pages
...to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ? " There...replied, in a thin, piping voice: " Nicholas Vedder i why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1891 - 276 pages
...replied, in a thin, piping voice : " Nicholas Vedder ! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years I There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that 's rotten and gone too." "Where 's Brom Butcher? " " Oh, he vrent off to the army in the beginning... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 242 pages
...who used to keep about the tavern. "Well, who are they? Name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder? " There was...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 170 pages
...tavern. " Well, who are they? Name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's i Nicholas Vedder? " There was a silence for a little...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... | |
 | P. Garrett - 1892 - 906 pages
...who are they? name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Yedder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old...tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all alxmt him, but that's rotten and gone too." " Where's Brom Dutcher?" "Oh, he went off to the army in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 422 pages
...to keep about the tavern. " Well — who are they ?— name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was...replied in a thin .piping voice, " Nicholas Vedder I why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 318 pages
...— name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ? " There was silence for a little while, when an old m'an replied,...church-yard 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 of... | |
 | Richard Gilmour - 1894 - 418 pages
...keep about the tavern. 6. " Well — who are they ? — name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ? " There...tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too." 7. " Where's Brom Dutcher ? " " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war; some say he... | |
 | Leroy E. Armstrong - 1916 - 408 pages
...keep about the tavern. "Well — who are they? — name them." Rip bethought himself for a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was...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... | |
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