... gratify the craving—and when he can obtain nothing more to gamble with he will stake his own body. Cases are as common as blackberries where Chinese have been found in barracoons or Coolie ships, who having lost the stake made on their bodies, have submitted ...

... admissible, these are able argued; and where an admission of impotence will be received, crocodile tears as plentiful as blackberries will be added to the plea. Where, we ask, is all this to end? It is all very well to hold up a drunken friend to prevent ...

... peach, 180 plum, 80 almond, 40 quince, and 40 fig trees. The bushes were 25 currant, 40 gooseberry, 50 raspberry, and 60 blackberry. This amount is sufficient to form three fair sized orchards and vineyards, and if they arrive in Japan in good order, will ...

... ruin staring it in the face, are patent to every one conversant with the affairs of the colony, and are as plentiful as blackberries. Has not real estate deteriorated, as we have said, fully fifty per cent.? Has not the census of population fallen off ...

... walnut. A wayfarer's search was rewarded with a gem valued at six thousand pounds. Garnets and topazes seem as plentiful as blackberries. It seems pretty clear that a large emigration must shortly occur to our Cape colonies. We have cast a hurried look at ...