 Nicholas Vedder?" 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,...  Rip Van Winkle, and Other Sketches - Page 23by Washington Irving - 1882 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1826 - 654 pages
...then inquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder ?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old mail replied, in a thin piping voice, '- Nicholas Vedder ? why he is dead and cone these thirteen years ! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...moment, and inquired, " where 's Nicholas Vedder ?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1831 - 518 pages
...moment, and inquired, " where 's Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas...the church-yard that used to tell all about him, but that 's rotten and gone too." " Where 's Brom Dutcher ?" " Oh, he went off to the army in the beginning... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1834 - 316 pages
...years ! 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?" "...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...a moment, and enquired, " Where's Nicholas Vedder?" 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 I There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that 's rotten... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...moment , and inquired , « Where's Nicholas Vedder ? » There was a silence for a little while, when and old man replied, in a thin piping voice , « Nicholas...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...moment, and inquired, '' where 's Nicholas Vedder ?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, " Nicholas...the 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... | |
 | 1839 - 256 pages
...tomb-stone in the 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 Stony-Point — others say he was drowned in the squall, at the foot of Antony's... | |
 | Washington Irving - Short stories, American - 1843 - 400 pages
...moment , and inquired , " Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while , when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice , " Nicholas...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.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...moment , and inquired , " Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while , when :ui old man replied, in a thin piping voice , "Nicholas...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... | |
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