 | Baptists - 1866 - 578 pages
...he represents a plain, clean old man with white locks, called " Father Abraham," as being asked, " Will not these heavy taxes .quite ruin the country? How shall we ever be able to pay them?" Father Abraham replied, " Friends, the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid by the government... | |
 | William H. Ablett - Commerce - 1867 - 94 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...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,... | |
 | James Currie (A.M.) - 1867 - 156 pages
...Point the following sentences : — (1.) Pray father Abraham what think you of the times will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the country how shall we ever be able to pay them. — (2.) In a few minutes the army seemed disbanded and strange and sudden reverse the conqueror became... | |
 | American literature - 1872 - 660 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...heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we «vcr be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ? " Father Abraham stood up, and replied, "... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 984 pages
...people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they tion of the people, — no part even of tho accomplishments...AaiiBURTox. PROF. BLACKIE of Edinburgh is cited thus Abrabam, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes fjuite ruin the country? how shall... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 988 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...plain, clean old man, with white locks, "Pray, father Abra* ham, what think you of the timee? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? how shall... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 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...be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to do ?' Father Abraham stood up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice I will give it you in short,... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1870 - 684 pages
...people were collected, at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sak not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times, and one...locks, Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the tiroes? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ?... | |
 | Jeremiah Chaplin - Biography & Autobiography - 1876 - 416 pages
...at a vendue of merchant goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the hardness of the times, and one of the company called to a plain,...Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would... | |
 | Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 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...be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to do ? " Father Abraham stood up and replied, " If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short... | |
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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... 
