 | 1821 - 162 pages
...people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness • of the times; and one of the compa-jjjiy called to a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, " Fray, Father Abraham, what thi^t... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 pages
...people were collected at an auction of merchant's goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times; and one...heavy taxes, quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to do?" Father Abraham. stood up, and replied, "If... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 pages
...merchants' goods, where I stopped and made one of the number. 2. The hour of sale notbeing come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The, hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times; and one...of the company called to a plain, clean, old man, wilh white locks, 'Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...people were collected at an auction of merchant's goods. 2 The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to do ?" 3 Father Abraham stood up, and replied,... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 pages
...collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversiug on the badness of the times ; and one of the company...Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country 1 How shall we be ever able to pay them1! What would you advise us toi" Father Abraham stood up, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 pages
...number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one oF the company called t« a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, " Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times ?... | |
 | 1826 - 422 pages
...number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...with white locks, " Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times ? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay... | |
 | 1826 - 440 pages
...number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...called to a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, 336 APPENDIX. " Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times ? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin... | |
 | 1826 - 450 pages
...auction of merchants goods. The hour of the fale not being come, they ivereconverfmg on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, c!ean old man, with white locks, ' Pray, f.uher Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not thofe... | |
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I stopped my horse lately where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean old man... 
