Roughing it in the Bush: Or, Life in Canada, Τόμος 2G. P. Putnam, 1854 |
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Σελίδα 9 - Perched, as we were, upon the crown of the height, we looked completely down into the sleigh, and during the whole course of my life I never saw three uglier mortals collected into such a narrow space. The man was blear-eyed, with a hare-lip, through which protruded two dreadful yellow teeth that resembled the tusks of a boar. The woman was long-faced, high cheek-boned, red-haired, and freckled all over like a toad. The boy resembled his hideous mother, but with the addition of a villainous obliquity...
Σελίδα 165 - Having seen the effects of several similar hurricanes since my residence in Canada West, I shall proceed to describe one which happened in the township of Guelph during the early part of the summer of 1829. " The weather, for the season of the year (May), had been hot and sultry, with scarcely a breath of wind stirring. I had heard distant thunder from an early hour in the morning, which, from the eastward, is rather an unusual occurrence.
Σελίδα 58 - They are noisy, riotous, drunken meetings, often terminating in violent quarrels, sometimes even in bloodshed. Accidents of the most serious nature often occur, and very little work is done when we consider the number of hands employed and the great consumption of food and liquor. I am certain, in our case, had we hired with the money expended in providing for the bee two or three industrious, hard-working men, we should have got through twice as much work, and have had it done well, and have been...
Σελίδα 59 - People in the woods have a craze for giving and going to bees, and run to them with as much eagerness as a peasant runs to a race-course or a fair ; plenty of strong drink and excitement making the chief attraction of the bee. In raising a house or barn, a bee may be looked upon as a necessary evil, but these gatherings are generally conducted in a more orderly manner than
Σελίδα 223 - That lights up their rugged bark ; And with merry shout The busy rout Watch the sap as it bubbles high ; And they talk of the cheer Of the coming year, And the jest and the song pass by ; And brave tales of old Round the fire are told, That kindle youth's beaming eye.
Σελίδα 165 - I must add a most awful appearance, presenting to the view a vast arch of rolling blackness, which seemed to gather strength and density as it approached the zenith. All at once the clouds began to work round in circles, as if chasing one another through the air. Suddenly the dark arch of clouds appeared to break up into detached masses, whirling and mixing through each other in dreadful commotion.
Σελίδα 163 - The young creatures stretched themselves upon the floor, unable to j ump about or play ; the dog lay panting in the shade ; the fowls half buried themselves in the dust, with open beaks and outstretched wings. . . I took Donald in my arms, and my eldest boy by the hand, and •walked with them to the brow of the hill, thinking that the air would be cooler in the shade. In this I was mistaken. The clouds over our heads hung so low, and the heat was so great, that I was soon glad to retrace my steps....
Σελίδα 87 - ... which was the only produce which could be obtained for it. The storekeepers would not look at it, or give either money or goods for such a damaged article. My husband and I had worked hard in the field ; it was the first time I had ever tried my hand at field-labour, but our ready money was exhausted, and the steamboat stock had not paid us one farthing ; we could not hire, and there was no help for it. I had a hard struggle with my pride before I would consent to render the least assistance...
Σελίδα 60 - These young men rendered very little assistance themselves, and their example deterred others who were inclined to work. There were the two R s, who came to work and to make others work; my good brother-in-law, who had volunteered to be the Grog Bos, and a host of other settlers, among whom I...
Σελίδα 208 - For seven years I had lived out of the world entirely; my person had been rendered coarse by hard work and exposure to the weather. I looked double the age I really was, and my hair was already thickly sprinkled with grey.