 | John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 528 pages
...was a story current when I was a boy, that the wife of Wonter-Van-Twiller once WASHINGTON IRVING. 173 had occasion to empty her right pocket in search of a wooden ladle, and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish in one corner." " A fine lady in those days... | |
 | John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 496 pages
...wicked historian, " there was a story current when I was a boy, that the wife of Wonter-Van-Twiller once had occasion to empty her right pocket in search of a wooden and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish in one" corner." " A fine lady in those days... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1893 - 400 pages
...incredibly crammed ; and I remember there was a story current, when I was a boy, that the lady of Wouter Van Twiller once had occasion to empty her right pocket in search of a wooden ladle, when the contents .' i V: •\ filled a couple of corn-baskets, and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1897 - 152 pages
...incredibly crammed — and I remember there was a story current when I was a boy, that the lady of "Wouter Van Twiller once had occasion to empty her right pocket in search of a wooden ladle, and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish in one corner — but we must not give too... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1909 - 336 pages
...incredibly crammed ; and I remember there was a story current, when I was a boy, that the lady of Wouter Van Twiller once had occasion to empty her right pocket...cornbaskets, and the utensil was discovered lying among some 10 rubbish in one corner ; — but we must not give too much faith to all these stories, the anecdotes... | |
 | Charles H.Sylevester - 1909 - 594 pages
...crammed; and I remember there was a story current when I was a boy that the lady of Wouter Van Twillei once had occasion to empty her right pocket in search...wooden ladle, when the contents filled a couple of corn baskets, and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish in one corner. But we must not... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - Children's literature - 1922 - 530 pages
...incredibly crammed; and I remember there was a story current when I was a boy that the lady of Wouter Van Twiller once had occasion to empty her right pocket in search of a wooden ladle, when the contents rilled a couple of corn baskets, and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish in one corner.... | |
 | Isobel Davidson - Reading (Elementary) - 1925 - 512 pages
...incredibly crammed; and I remember there was a story current, when I was a boy, that the lady of Wouter Van Twiller once had occasion to empty her right pocket...wooden ladle, when the contents filled a couple of corn baskets, and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish in one corner; — but we must... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (N.Y.) - 1927 - 572 pages
...I remember there was a story current when I was a boy, that the lady of Wouter Van Twiller, having occasion to empty her right pocket in search of a wooden ladle, the contents filled three corn baskets, and the utensil was at length discovered lying among some rubbish... | |
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These, in fact, were convenient receptacles, where all good housewives carefully stored away such things as they wished to have at hand ; by which means they often came to be incredibly crammed — and I remember there was a story current when I was a... 
