... first reads a police report, or an account of a murder, will probably soon be excited by an adventure, afterwards by a short story, and ultimately by a long one ; till, at last, the party becomes a confirmed reader of cheap publications. Now, the question ...

... in favour of it—namely, that it had contributed jto make him a Reformer. He would tell the House the [I story. [Cries of Oh, oh.] was only short story.— (Cries of Oh, and Question.] A gentleman named Wm. Bryant, who was an agent of the late Duke of Norfolk ...

... es in the life and exploits of Richard Ellwand ate indelibly impressed upon the tablets of my memory, I must here cut short my story. Suffice to say, that, after fulfilling tile duties of his offices ids credit for full years, lie was gathered to his ...

... head by dissecting that of an ass. But in compassion to those whose benefit we now have chiefly in view, we shall cut our story short, and tell them at once the famous scheme. The Anti-Reform petition was sent to many of the friends of Reform, who were invited ...

... I shall melt his grease,” said he to me. “That you certainly will, replied I; for he was then white as sheet. To make short story, we ran this foxsometimes chasing, sometimes hunting, as the nature of the soil admitted- for one hour and twenty-two minutes ...

... off that habit now, my good man ? Mr. Williams—Upon my honour so I have, trust me—but as 1 was a saying, to make a long story .short, in course of time left my master the Temple, set for myself, and did great stroke of business. Aye, could tell you such ...

... his papers will, and would probably have perfected and published Ins auto-biography, bad not death cut his life and his story short together, I think I violating confidence in despatching “Chanter II.” for your perusal. Should you of opinion, that its ...

... unfortunate, as all his councils were imbued with the unhealthy hue which had taken possession of his mind. To make a long story short, we were once more reduced to six day's supplies. Up to this, we had contrived, through promises and bribes, to get atta ...

... and great deal besides, that you know and feel, but which I only half knew, and had never felt before. Well, to cut my -story short, after having been three weeks at sea, one morning when went on deck, saw land . Yes, I saw plainly a flat, low line of ...

... parties, when Story struck him, and afterwards the other man also. Complainant drew a knife out of his pocket, but was prevented using it by persons who stood by. Ihe parties, after more words, separated. After the lapse of a short tune Story met Cope apart ...

... the gentleman home, 1 was tk for work in his stables. He engaged me. after writing to the Quaker ladies—and to eat long story short, I will only tell you that I remained with him stahle-boy, footman, and afterwards butler, for more than twelve years. It ...

... be so firm and so unbending, when the delayed negotiations for their reinstatement were still pending;—and that, in short, the whole story of their firmness in determining not to accept office without these guarantees, was a mere delusion, played oft' tbeir ...