 | 1820 - 646 pages
...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 the war ; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't know —... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...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 the war ; some say he was killed at the battle of Stoney Point — others say he was drowned iu a squall, at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...church yard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotted and gone too." " Where's Brom Butcher?" " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war ; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's VOL. I. G Nose. I don't... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...church yard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too." "Where's Brom Butcher?" " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war ; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's VOL. I. G Nose. I don't... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...the army in ' the beginning of the war; some say he was killed at the storming ' of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the ' foot...Bummel, the schoolmaster ?" — " He ' went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now ' in Congress." — Rip's heart died away, at hearing... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...to the army in the beginning of the war ; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot...Van Bummel, the schoolmaster ?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's VOL. I. G Nose. I don't know — he neveie-came back again." "Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster?" " He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress." Rip's heart died away, at hearing of... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...to the army in the beginning of the war; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drown,ed in a squall at the foot...Antony's Nose. I don't know — he never came back again, i) « Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster.* « He went offrto the wars too, was a great militia general,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too.» « Where's Brom Butcher ?» « Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning of the war; some say he was killed at the storming of Stoney-Point — others say he was drowned in a squall at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't know —... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...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 the war ; some say he was killed at the battle of Stoney Point — others say he was drowned in a squall, at the foot of Antony's Nose. I don't... | |
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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 and gone too. 
