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“A wheelwright or a shipwright makes more money than a playwright, ” Anne told William. pneumonia. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
A wheelwright and his helper squat in their dark room hammering spokes into a hub. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z
“I think it’s telling that that word is spelled ‘wright,” like a wheelwright or a shipwright. In Ken Ludwig’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express,’ a Dead Man and a Writer on the Rails 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z
The site overlooks a pond and includes a sawmill, wheelwright and blacksmith shop, along with a two-story house. A fall guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z
“He is carpenter, cabinetmaker, turner, wheelwright, cooper, saddler, shoemaker and a very good house servant,” the ad noted. Antiques: Antiques: ?Playing House? Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum 2012-02-23T23:23:42Z
In addition to more than 60 vehicles on display — including buggies, sleighs and wagons — there is a one-room schoolhouse and a wheelwright/blacksmith shop that give visitors a glimpse into the past. 5 Western WA museums to get transportation buffs going 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z
There was also an MBE for Gregory Rowland, a master wheelwright in southwest England who helps keep an ancient craft alive — and repairs the queen’s royal carriages. Damian Lewis, Ian Rankin honored by queen on her jubilee 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z
About the same time, skilled artisans, such as wheelwrights, glassmakers, winemakers, tailors, and druggists, began craft guilds. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Those up for auction were the field hands, carpenters, wheelwrights, plowmen, rice and cotton pickers, cooks, women, children, infants, lame, blind, aged, unsound, parents, lovers, and siblings. It was the nation’s largest auction of enslaved people. Now, a search for descendants of the ‘weeping time.’ 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z
In the letter, Ms. Ellison refers to Joseph Benenhaley as “an Ottoman bonded by the Spanish at sea” who worked for Sumter as a wheelwright during the Revolution in exchange for a homestead. Tracing the Roots of South Carolina’s ‘Turks,’ Before They Melt Away 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z
Greg thinks George is probably the youngest qualified wheelwright in the world. The youngsters keeping traditional trades alive 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z
He is now one of the last half dozen or so wheelwrights making a living in Britain from it. Trees That Advanced Civilization Are Now Threatened 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z
"And that fellow in the smart green coat is another," rejoined the wheelwright; "he's the man who, I dare say, ham-stringed my mare, because I wouldn't let them have her for the last run." The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z
They are used principally by wheelwrights and carriage builders, but are to some extent used by plumbers and marble workers. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z
A wheelwright occupied the lower story, and by the sign, the upper part was used as a tavern. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
This was the district of a certain class of artisans and small tradesmen; of harness-makers, trunk-makers, wheelwrights; of dealers in tar, salt, herring, leaf tobacco, pipes, accordions, cheap finery. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z
There was a shoemaker—two of them—a tailor or two, a blacksmith, a wheelwright. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z
"Ay, that's one of the Ramleys' gang," said the stout blacksmith of the place, to his friend and neighbour, the wheelwright, as some ten or twelve men passed before them with their wrists tied. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z
It is laid upon the outer rim of the wood-work, burning its way as it is hammered down with the united force of the wheelwrights. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z
It contains a church, a school house, a blacksmith shop, a wheelwright shop, two stores and a post office. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z
Old Beavan—he’s the wheelwright—said it couldn’t, and dad said I could hardly expect him to send the canoe back to Kingston. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z
Having left the wheelwright and gone back to Flanders, he must hire himself as apprentice to a shoemaker who liked better to stay in the streets than to wield the awl in his workshop. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z
They had among them blacksmiths and wheelwrights, and spare wheels, and hammer, and tools, and everything necessary for a journey of several hundred miles. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z
Since these roads were made accessible, wheelwrights and cartwrights have been established, the plough has been introduced, and improved tools and utensils are used. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z
The wheelwright counts it the best of all elms. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z
He had been back at the Dene a fortnight, when one morning he walked out of the hamlet where the wheelwright’s shop was with a telegram in his hand. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z
Everywhere one will find farriers, wheelwrights, carpenters, coopers, and masons, usually very industrious, although it must be said not very skilful. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z
We used to have a sign that Sammy Spokes the wheelwright painted for us, for he was then the only man in these parts that had paints. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
Once upon a time there lived, in a tiny village in Austria, a wheelwright and his family. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z
He was educated in a primary school, and it was intended that he should pursue his father’s craft, that of a wheelwright. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z
The wheelwright, who had a little money and a house of his own, wore his hat till he got to the font. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z
He has bought them, ten crowns the folio, and he can now murder me in the same way as the wheelwright is murdering Rehnhjelm. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z
There were no better blacksmiths, wheelwrights, tanners, wax-refiners, fishermen, and hunters than they. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z
The wheelwright's wife played the harp while her husband sang. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z
The wheelwright is perhaps the busiest man in the place; he not only makes and mends waggon and cart wheels, and the body of those vehicles, but does almost every other kind of carpentering. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z
Dolly Winthrop, the wife of the jolly wheelwright who makes one of the company at the "Rainbow," is no less admirable. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z
A devil, formerly a wheelwright, now theatrical manager, holds my fate in his hand, and treats me in such a way that three times a day I feel tempted to run away. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z
He was a poor boy and an apprentice to a wheelwright, and while thus engaged his inventive powers were developed. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z
This man was a musician and the wheelwright's cousin. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z
Among the slaves were artificers of all kinds: tailors, shoemakers, carpenters, wheelwrights, smiths, and so on; so that the plantation produced everything within itself for ordinary use. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z
Her farriers, her butchers, her wheelwrights, her tailors, have the same startling vitality, the same unmistakable accents of nature, the same distinctive yet unforced individuality, free from either exaggeration or caricature. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z
He was apprenticed to a wheelwright, and at the age of twenty-two he invented a machine for making the card-teeth used in carding wool and cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z
“Hey, and what is it?” he said, laying his hand upon the wheelwright’s arm. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
It was at this dance that she had met the wheelwright, and this meeting, and the treatment the girl had met with from her aunt for having gone to it, had led to the marriage. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z
This is used extensively at the present day by country wheelwrights for measuring tires. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z
He was the son of a poor Saxon wheelwright, and chose for his coat-of-arms as an Archbishop, a wheel, with the words: "Willigis, forget not thine origin." A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z
He was born at Lambertville, New Jersey, in 1804; left home when a boy; went to Utica, New York, where he learned the wheelwright trade. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
“Yes, sir, I suppose it was,” said the wheelwright, humbly. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
She had no relations at all, with the exception of a grand-niece, who was married to a small tradesman, a wheelwright near the church. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z
Her uncle took her to Vaucouleurs, and gave her in charge of a wheelwright's wife, Catherine Royer, with whom she lived for some weeks. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z
He was, in his youth, apprenticed to a wheelwright, and soon exhibited great mechanical talent and a strong desire to acquire knowledge. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z
A couple of weeks had passed, which Axel, instead of acquainting himself with his fields, and the management of his estate, spent, for the most part, with Flegel, the wheelwright, in his work shop. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z
“Not wilfully, sir—not wilfully,” said the wheelwright, appealingly, and his voice grew very husky. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
The speakers were three: Molly, Sam, and Binns the wheelwright, who had looked in, as he said, on a little business with the parson. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z
The jury were not long over the work, and the Northrop carpenter and wheelwright made their decision known. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z
The son of a wheelwright, he was educated for the priesthood, but joined the army as a volunteer in 1808. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
"There, where you stand," said the wheelwright; "and nobody has said anything to me about them." Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z
The Rector turned upon him wonderingly, while the wrath of the wheelwright was quelled by the calm, stern words of the little man who now stood before them. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
When a wether is to be killed, the wheelwright is sent for. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z
"James Tankersley, wheelwright," the clerk read out, and the wheelwright stepped forward, well known as a poor, but industrious man, the sole support of an aged mother and his sisters, two sickly women. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z
Rolfe and Hays were wheelwrights, but their talents found employment in more lucrative occupations. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z
The old wheelwright, Fritz Flegel, stood in his workshop, and looked at the procession: "What is all that for?" said he, scratching his head, for he had no appreciation of this beautiful order. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z
“I’m not, sir, on my account,” said the wheelwright, bluntly. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
Meanwhile you, a wealthy merchant, are daily rolling up an immense fortune by doing business upon the same principle which you condemn in the wheelwright, and nobody finds fault. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z
"God bless you, Mr. Brewer," said the wheelwright. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z
Afterwards he engaged a gardener, a blacksmith, a locksmith, a carpenter and a wheelwright, and the pupils now passed on to instruction in these trades, as well as to advanced arithmetic, geometry and drawing. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z
If a sheep is sick, they say, "Call the wheelwright!" Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z
The wheelwright nodded, and, without another word, Biggins went away, passing the cottage, with its drawn-down blinds, on tiptoe, and shaking his fist at a boy who was whistling as he went along the road. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
This is the same in principle, as if the wheelwright had first dug the rut in which your carriage upset, and then charged you the $500. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z
One mile from Riverlawn was the village of Barcreek, a place with three churches, several stores, a blacksmith's and a wheelwright's shop, with a carpenter and a mason. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z
The blacksmith, cabinet-maker, carpenter, builder, wheelwright,—all have one or more slaves labouring at their trades. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z
One may wonder that Lining should go to the wheelwright with such an affair, but anybody who has known a regular wheelwright in that region, will understand that such a man can do everything. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z
“Will you walk down the garden, doctor?” said the wheelwright, quietly. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
As Claes stooped down to take out the duffel from a chest, the Indian seized an axe which chanced to stand near by and struck the wheelwright on the neck, killing him instantly. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z
Mr. Atzel and his servants called for help, and, seeing a gentleman approaching in the distance, they walked up to him, and asked him to assist them in finding a wheelwright. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z
The timber is much used for agricultural implements, and by coach-builders and wheelwrights. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"
The two little girls quite patiently allowed themselves to be despoiled of their finery, and showed the broken pieces of the pot, saying that the wheelwright would mend it. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z
“Yes—I remember,” said the wheelwright, bowing his head. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
For as yet, artisans, wheelwrights, potters, armourers, and goldsmiths were most of them bondmen; as the number of markets and cities were small, their influence in the country was still unimportant. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I.
Our men induced a wheelwright in the village to work that night making coffins for some of the officers who had been killed. Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864
A Mr. Nicholas Colnet, a physician, also brought 3 archers, 20 surgeons, an immense retinue of labourers, artisans, fletchers, bowyers, wheelwrights, chaplains, and minstrels.  About London
She persuaded her uncle to accompany her, and the two trudged on foot to Vaucouleurs, where Jeanne was lodged with a wheelwright, her mother's cousin. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
It was quite dark before the wheelwright had finished his work in the garden, and went in to the evening meal, to be met by his wife’s searching look. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
The people to be hired were a founder, a mine-raiser, a collier, a stock-taker, a clerk, a smith, a carpenter, a wheelwright, and some carters, these altogether involving an annual charge of five hundred pounds. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia
He is a wheelwright by trade, and can attend to anything that requires to be done about the house. Waldfried A Novel
He was a carpenter, worker in iron, wheelwright, boat-caulker, and, to some extent, an engineer. Toilers of the Sea
Tom first reconnoitred the wheelwright's shop, and seeing no signs of activity, thought all safe in that quarter, and ordered at once an advance of all his troops upon the school porch. Tom Brown's School Day's
Biggins pointed over his shoulder with his thumb, and the wheelwright nodded. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
How many wheelwrights' shops are there in England which could do to-day with one of the wheelwrights we are keeping idle behind barbed wire? On the right of the British line
In a wheelwright shop to which my attention was attracted, I saw the lifeless forms of two officers in uniform—a major and a lieutenant—awaiting boxing. Eleven days in the militia during the war of the rebellion A journal of the 'Emergency' campaign of 1862
The wheelwright then went to see the mummers tumbling in the high street of Condé. Devil Stories An Anthology
The wheelwright's adzes and swallows were to be for ever respected; and that hero and the master withdrew to the servants' hall, to drink the Squire's health, well satisfied with their day's work. Tom Brown's School Day's
“What, sir, doctor’s stuff?” said the wheelwright, with a look of wonder. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
How simple the method of obtaining the labour: simply go to the labour bureau attached to the imprisonment camp nearest to your workshop, and ask for a wheelwright. On the right of the British line
His work-room is a joiner and wheelwright's shed; when anything breaks in the wagon he mends it himself: it is his pet pastime. Eyes Like the Sea
“Take the trouble to walk in, gentlemen,” said the wheelwright of Coq; and he ushered the two saints into the back parlour. Devil Stories An Anthology
The rural hamlet has its blacksmith, wheelwright, and carpenter, its sawmills and gristmills; and manufacturers of sashes, doors, furniture, and many implements abound where agriculture is the general industry. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy
“He said so?” whispered the wheelwright, half turning away his face. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
I met one man who had been employed alone in a wheelwright's shop. On the right of the British line
They are farmers, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carpenters, housekeepers, dressmakers, printers, railway postal clerks, letter carriers, teachers, preachers, domestic servants, insurance agents, doctors, expressmen, contractors, timber-inspectors, college students. Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt
“But how shall we see the ball?” continued the wheelwright. Devil Stories An Anthology
The second was under repair, one of its wheels being in the hands of the wheelwright on the ground in front of the inn. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia
He had been up to town, and returned only late the past night, the result being that he had not heard of the wheelwright’s trouble, or he would at once have called. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
Mehetabel raised her heavy eyes, and looked the wheelwright frankly in the face. The Broom-Squire
Our men represented every Lancashire type, from the master builder to the barrister's clerk, from the wheelwright to the calico printer, from the railway carter to the commercial traveller. With Manchesters in the East
I am lost, unless you come to my aid,” murmured the wheelwright of Coq. Devil Stories An Anthology
The broker, the wheelwright, the carpenter, the toll-man, are much displeased at the intimation. Nature
What a little stupid she was to leave us to come back here and marry a wheelwright!” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
This vehicle having once suffered damage, the goddess bade a wheelwright repair it, and when he had finished told him to keep some chips as his pay. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas
Many went into the trades to become carpenters, or bricklayers, or blacksmiths, or coopers, or saddlers, or wheelwrights. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion
Laughing in his sleeve, the wheelwright of Coq returned to his work. Devil Stories An Anthology
Among their slaves are found tailors, shoemakers, carpenters, smiths, turners, wheelwrights, weavers, and tanners. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe
The wheelwright had listened with growing indignation to these words on either side, and now, flushed and excited, he spoke out. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
The scattered crafts of the wheelwright, the smith, carpenter, turner, carried on many of the subsidiary processes of building, manufacture of vehicles and furniture, which are now for the most part highly centralised industries. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production
They are employed about the Hotel, on the places of the wealthier landowners of the Hill, and in such independent trades as stone-mason, blacksmith or wheelwright. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study
“Will you take a fifty, wheelwright?—may the devil admire you!” Devil Stories An Anthology
Then come de nex' class de wheelwright, wagoners, blacksmiths and slave foremen. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4
Down that lane leads to the ford, where the wheelwright’s is. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
They include dressmakers, cooks, housekeepers, laundresses, carpenters, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, painters, etc. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements
A wheelwright's yard is near by—one of the best of all sights of any country village. Highways and Byways in Surrey
Two years after the wheelwright of Coq received a visit which he little expected. Devil Stories An Anthology
With the carpenters may be mentioned the wheelwrights, the makers of coffins, and the coopers, and this sub-division of one class of artisans shows that they had systematically adopted the partition of labor. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
“Why Thomas Morrison, the wheelwright,” said Fullerton, “if you must have a churchman.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
After completing the school term I went to Montgomery, Ala., and worked as a wheelwright and blacksmith. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements
For the wheelwright learns from the carter—that ignorant fellow—the answer to the new problems set by a load of bricks. Progress and History
The wheelwright of Coq came too, with his miserable club, and made such fine strokes that all the players left their games to see him play. Devil Stories An Anthology
The local wheelwright had long since declined to attempt to repair it, so the old man fell back on fencing-wire and his own skill whenever the final collapse seemed imminent. The Rider of Waroona
There is a pretty wheelwright’s wife—no, hang it, I mean the pretty wife of a wheelwright there. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
My uncle was a wheelwright, and I, at an early age, was led to desire to become an artisan such as my uncle was. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements
Not far from the creamery, and also across the road, stood the blacksmith and wheelwright shop. The Brown Mouse
As he was putting the key into the lock the wheelwright thought he heard a shout of mocking laughter. Devil Stories An Anthology
On the other side of the musicians sat the blacksmith, the wheelwright, and other tradesmen of the place. Tom Brown at Oxford
Probably the blacksmith, the wheelwright, and the builder would occupy these outlying places, with an "annex" of farming to supplement their trades. Village Improvements and Farm Villages
As I had desired, I was assigned to the wheelwright division for two years, signing a formal contract to that effect. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements
Every one had a word of advice to offer; even the peasants, as wheelwrights and carpenters, were not the last to make a show of their knowledge. Laboulaye's Fairy Book
The only wheelwright in Vitimsk being an incorrigible drunkard, this operation would, under ordinary circumstances, have occupied at least a week; under the watchful eye of the stern official it was finished in forty-eight hours. From Paris to New York by Land
Farther down the township stood the local smithy, where, bush horses rarely being shod, the work of the smith was combined with that of wheelwright and the making of galvanized iron water-tanks. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush
Haydn came of peasant stock, his father being a wheelwright, and the little Franz Joseph the second of twelve children. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations
For want of dumbbells, the wheelwright turned out four pieces of ash resembling sugar-loaves with necks of bottles at the ends. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life
The wheelwrights and the carpenters set to work at once; they sawed planks, nailed them down fast, and in the twinkling of an eye repaired the accident. Laboulaye's Fairy Book
“I’ve heard of wheelwrights, and millwrights and shipwrights, of course, but never of such a calling as an ‘upright’—what’s that, eh?” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant
Any blacksmith or wheelwright could have made it if he had happened to think of it first. Carl and the Cotton Gin
A new wheelwright would most likely be a complete stranger, and not the same thing at all. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes
A wheelwright and a blacksmith were in possession of the whole arts and sciences of the country. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.
In occupation there were laborers, farmers, painters, shoemakers, papermakers, wheelwrights, jewellers, and brewers. Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858
We hauled her up on the shore, and got the water out of her; and the wheelwright went to work upon her at once, assisted by his journeyman. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student
Here he kept a general store, operated blacksmith and wheelwright shops, served as post-master, ran a hotel, and sat as justice of the peace. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier
Here the wheelwright stood and worked all day. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes
He knew how long it took a tailor to finish a soldier's dress, a wheelwright to construct a carriage, or an armourer to fit up a musket. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I
Long ago, an Archbishop of Mayence was chosen for his piety and learning, but many remembered him as the wheelwright's son, who had once worked at his father's trade. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles
Deeming it best to keep out of his way, I pulled over to the wheelwright's, to look after the Splash. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student
A few minutes more and the big bluff voice of the wheelwright was heard in a loud hail. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
But apart from the animals, there was to Dennis one corner at the Manor Farm which had special attractions, and that was where the wheelwright worked. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes
Wheelwrights, St. Boniface, the son of a wheelwright. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3
After his death, the people of Mayence adopted his arms as those of the city, in memory of the wise and holy rule of the wheelwright's son. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles
He is the wheelwright, the weaver, and the blacksmith of the work, in which he is aiding God,—the future. Napoleon the Little
“Nay, nay, lad, don’t talk like that,” said the big wheelwright. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
If the wheelwright behaves badly, of course he must lose his place.” Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes
He was only the son of a poor wheelwright, but by his perseverance and his own merit he had attained to the dignity of first priest of the kingdom. Legends of the Rhine
The sword flashed, and the wheelwright's head rolled on the ground. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2
Six of the children are at an Infants’ School at Southampton, and three others attend a charity school; and another is learning to be a coach wheelwright The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies
But it did not soon pass over; and as the wheelwright pushed on it seemed to be into a denser mist than ever. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
He is going to be a wheelwright, and has been cutting out spokes all day. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
He ordered the wheelwright to make him a plough-wheel, and caused it to be placed over his couch in memory of his extraction. Legends of the Rhine
With indignation the worthy wheelwright obeyed the order to march ahead. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2
In the workshops, the carpenter’s, blacksmith’s, wheelwright’s, tinner’s, tailor’s, and other trades are carried on.  Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City
“Why, what’s the matter with your hand, man?” cried Mr Marston, as the wheelwright took his cotton kerchief from his neck, and began to bind it round his bleeding palm. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
Webb represented the novelist as the son of a humble hawker of fish through the streets of Burlington, who had afterward become a respectable though not a first-class wheelwright. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters
The wood-cutters from the mines vied with those from the city—joiners, carpenters, wheelwrights, and coopers—in thinning the dense masses of beautiful forest trees as rapidly as possible. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War
Bishop Boniface, of Würzburg, was an Englishman, and his father was a wheelwright. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View
Plantation owners trained their own blacksmiths, wheelwrights, painters and carpenters. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro
“Tak’ you over to the Warren, my lad?” said Hickathrift, as they reached the wheelwright’s shed, where the big fellow was just taking down a hoe to go gardening. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
A wheelwright is generally regularly employed by two or three farms, which keep him in constant work. Nature Near London
The Emperor then halted, and spent the night in a wheelwright's cottage at Chatres. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
I was born in Hamilton, where my father was a wheelwright. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life
Oh, the wheelwright's son who went away to be an artist! The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
What does he say?” cried the wheelwright, excitedly. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
Slaves had become blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carriage-makers, carpenters, bricklayers, tailors, bootmakers, founders and moulders, not to mention all the common labor performed by them. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army
Franz Joseph Haydn was born near Vienna, in 1732, of humble parents, his mother a cook in a count's family, and his father a wheelwright and sexton of the parish church. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University
Here had been laid the foundation of a great inland city by a bush publican, two storekeepers, a wheelwright, and a blacksmith. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
A wheelwright's shed and yard adjoined the cottage, and Mr. Carnegie, halting without dismounting, whistled loud and shrill to call attention. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
Everything about the Toft was at peace, and down toward the wheelwright’s the labourers’ cottages were so still that it was evident that some of the people had gone to bed. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
He set to work, and Joseph thought it was very funny that the great wheel could not stay on without the linch-pin; but the wheelwright said that the smallest screws counted. Mother Stories
Bannelong had not left the governor with any intention of returning; for, in passing the wheelwright's shop, the workmen being at dinner, he stole a hatchet, with which, though pursued he got clear off. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island
Gordon spent the time in the wheelwright's shop where I bought the sled. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825
His bad genius set him expatiating further on the hazardous theme of ambition in youths of low birth and mean estate, with allusions to Brook and the wheelwright's shed that could not be misunderstood. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
“I don’t know so much about that,” said the wheelwright, lifting up his bandaged hand. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
But the guard said that he would go after a wheelwright who lived not far beyond; and Joseph and his papa walked about until the wheelwright came running, with his tools in his hand. Mother Stories
"The uses of the ash is one of the most universal: it serves the souldier, the carpenter, the wheelwright, cartwright, cooper, turner, and thatcher." Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I
On these plantations young colored men and women were constantly being trained not only as farmers but as carpenters, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, brick masons, engineers, cooks, laundresses, sewing women and housekeepers. The Negro Problem
Mr. Christie is a son of our village wheelwright, himself a most ingenious person. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
“What was he like, Hicky?” said Tom, who suffered a peculiar kind of thrill as the wheelwright spoke. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
Mr. Walker proposed sending to Boston for a boat-builder; but Captain Sedley was sure that Uncle Ben, with the assistance of the wheelwright, could repair her quite as well. All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club"
Stung to the quick, the lame wheelwright, Charles Coomstock, gloated on the spectacle of Clement’s dark hour, and heaped abuse upon his round-eyed, miserable mother. Children of the Mist
But when the wheelwright showed him the poem he was so pleased that he asked permission to copy the verses. From John O'Groats to Land's End
On the green in front of the wheelwright's they found little Christie seated under a white umbrella, making a sketch of his father's house and the shed. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
Maybe,” said the wheelwright, drawing a long breath and looking relieved. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
And the same may be said of the scaffold poles or the hoop iron in the wheelwright's yard. The Practice and Science of Drawing
But had his cousin, with Asmodeus-flight, beheld Clement during the subsequent hours which he spent alone, it is possible that the wheelwright had felt amply repaid for his trouble. Children of the Mist
Her grandfather was the village wheelwright and blacksmith at Ellastone, and the prototype of "Adam Bede" in her famous novel of that name. From John O'Groats to Land's End
When she had passed through the village to the end of it, where the "Chequers," the forge, and the wheelwright's shed stood, she came to a wide common. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
The wheelwright’s big figure loomed up out of the darkness and joined them as they hurried on. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
She could go into your wheelwright shops and beat one half of your workmen at making carriages. New Tabernacle Sermons
Charles Coomstock, nephew of the widow of that name already mentioned, was a wheelwright by trade and went lame, owing to an accident with hot iron in youth. Children of the Mist
The wheelwright at Marolles had never seen anything of the kind, had no idea what we wanted. Chateau and Country Life in France
Her son was now at home, and when the doctor and Bessie rode across the green to the wheelwright's house there was the artist at work, with a companion under his white umbrella. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
For Thorpeley stuck to his first story, that he suspected the two boys to be engaged in some nefarious trick, and he had watched them from the time they borrowed the wheelwright’s punt. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
He bought them, the payment to be made in labor: for a week he blew the wheelwright's bellows. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873
To revert to my former example of its use—An injured cart is fettled by the wheel-wright; the wheelwright fettles the injured cart. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849
Perhaps she thought that, bearing such a name, she must marry Mathias, a wheelwright. Haydn
At the end of the straggling street which constitutes the village, stood a low thatched cottage and next to it a wheelwright's shop, with a small patch of greensward before it. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians
The big wheelwright looked cautiously round, as if in fear of being overheard, and then said in a husky whisper: “Ay, lads, I seen him.” Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
She could go into your wheelwright shops and beat one-half of your workmen at making carriages. The Abominations of Modern Society
When such a spot has once been determined on for the establishment of a town or village, and divided into small allotments available to blacksmiths, wheelwrights, coopers, innkeepers, etc. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1
It goes very much without saying that he was not rich—in what age or clime are working wheelwrights rich?—but he cannot be called poor. Haydn
The master wheelwright, Mathias Haydn, was sexton, too, of the little church on the hill. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians
“Don’t stop late, my lads,” said the wheelwright, anxiously. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
Across the lane was an archway leading into a wheelwright's yard. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
The gradual decline of the country to the river was in our favor at present, and we should reach the ford in two days at the farthest, where we hoped to find a wheelwright. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
His mother was born Maria Koller, and it has been suggested that the name is a variant or corruption of the Croatian Kolar, meaning a wheelwright. Haydn
Binding the broken leaves together with wire we managed to get in all right, but the next morning we were delayed an hour while a wheelwright made a more permanent repair. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur"
“Can’t say as ever I did,” said the wheelwright; “but I don’t see why not.” Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
The wheelwright made a coffin free of charge, one of the farmers sent the necessary refection; each household in the village did something, one supplying a whole dress, one merely a hatband. North, South and over the Sea
Joan lodged at Vaucouleurs in a wheelwright's house, and passed three weeks there, spinning with her hostess, and dividing her time between work and church. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3
Mathias was only, it is true, a wheelwright, and in time there were a dozen mouths to feed. Haydn
They were promised blankets, guns, ammunition, traps, kettles, and a wheelwright. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America
That appeal removed the last objection, and the boys took off their caps, sat down with the wheelwright, and Mrs Hickathrift, according to the custom, waited upon them. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
Robert Johnson was a wheelwright, and his wife took in weaving. McClure's Magazine December, 1895
They then dragged him into a wheelwright's shop near by, where they obtained some tar, with which they coated his face completely. The Garies and Their Friends
Funds have been set apart for the maintenance of the poor; the most necessary mechanical arts have been introduced, and blacksmiths, gunsmiths, wheelwrights, millwrights, etc., are supported among them. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term)
They have drawn some few of each class of articles, and only a few—they have no wheelwright. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America
The fire at the wheelwright’s lasted people nearly a month for gossip, but Hickathrift would not believe it was the work of spirits now. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
What Boss anti-slavery mechanic will take a black boy into his wheelwright's shop, his blacksmith's shop, his joiner's shop, his cabinet shop? The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War
You'll tell me all about 'em, won't you; Mr Pinch, and the butcher's dog down the street, and the terrier over the way, and the wheelwright's, and every one of 'em. Martin Chuzzlewit
Since these roads were made accessible, wheelwrights and cartwrights have been established, the plough has been introduced, and improved tools and utensils are generally used. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain
"It is a lonesome way for a timid maiden; and there is the stream to cross," explained the wheelwright. The Love of Ulrich Nebendahl
“Where away, lads?” came back; and then there was the dull low beat of feet, and they heard the wheelwright shout to his apprentice to follow him. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
As to her uncle the wheelwright, he stood staring at his niece in wonder until she was out of sight—as well he might—and then went home again.  A Child's History of England
The wheelwright could not return to his shop nor the shoemaker to his last and live in comfort. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12
Much the same may be said with respect to Herne, an ancient English name; they probably sometimes officiated as coopers or wheelwrights, whence the cognomination. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain
Underneath the maple there was a small cart, which had been brought from the wheelwright's to serve as a pulpit, and round this a couple of benches and a few chairs had been placed. Adam Bede
He came to where the wheelwright was standing, and spoke huskily. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
They hooted him down, and he was pained; but Preble, the lame wheelwright, and Vincent, the fat blacksmith, and the other notables too, wanted to drink their evening beer in peace. Amy Foster
A railroad suppresses all along its line conveyances, stages, harness- makers, saddlers, wheelwrights, inn-keepers: I take facts as they are just after the establishment of the road. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery
Next day, when passing along one of the back streets of Hertford, they came to a wheelwright's shop, where they made the usual enquiries. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers
The old fellow wants me to excommunicate the wheelwright, and then deliver him over to the civil arm—that is to say, to your grandfather—to be turned out of house and yard. Adam Bede
“Me, lad, me,” came back in the thick hearty voice of the wheelwright. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
In addition to the text-book lessons, the boys are taught farming and carpentry, and the girls sewing and general house-keeping, and the school is now in the act of starting a blacksmith and wheelwright department. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue
Its blacksmiths, wheelwrights, shoemakers, weavers, and coopers, are slaves. My Bondage and My Freedom
The stableman and the wheelwright replied in concert, with a toss of the head. Les Misérables
He learned the wheelwright's trade, and really that seemed all there was to tell. The Damnation of Theron Ware
Now let’s get back, for I have a lot to chat over with the wheelwright.” Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
It had its farming department, its blacksmith, wheelwright, brickmaking, carpentry, and sewing departments. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue
As that contains no w, how, in the event of a new elision, will the Parisians, who are so fond of English words, manage to spell wheelwright? Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 06, May 7, 1870
While he was questioning the wheelwright, some people who were passing back and forth halted around them. Les Misérables
The same repairs were required by the wheels of the remaining drays and those of the light carts, and the smith and wheelwright continued their work with activity and zeal. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
“Ay, and I wish so too,” said the wheelwright, smiling, as he drew up and uncovered the pail of bait to set it in the boat. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
He went into the wheelwright's shop to see about some repairs he was having made on a wagon, and then strolled on down to the river. The Last Trail
As in the meanwhile neither wheelwrights nor smiths had been standing still, when the roads were ready there were also ready for use upon them a number of stout waggons and barrows. Freeland A Social Anticipation
The wheelwright had seen at the first glance that the tilbury was a hired vehicle. Les Misérables
The man was a cooper or wheelwright, one or the other, and his name was Peet or Peek, or some such Dutch name. In the Valley
The big wheelwright was signalling to them to come, and they turned in to his work-shed. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
The garrison at the fort performed their customary duties; the pioneers tilled the fields; the blacksmith scattered sparks, the wheelwright worked industriously at his bench, and the housewives attended to their many cares. The Last Trail
Old Beavan—he's the wheelwright—said it couldn't; and Dad said I could hardly expect him to send the canoe back to Kingston. Vane of the Timberlands
"My friend," he said to the stableman, "is there a wheelwright here?" Les Misérables
For the cottage adjoining the wheelwright's workshop and forge, where Edward Williams had been brought up, was now inhabited by his father and sister. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II
The two little parties joined directly, to stand in the mist all panting and excited, the wheelwright half-dressed, and his bare head rough from contact with the pillow. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
They were just common wheelwrights, you understand, down on t' Whinthorpe Road. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I
One morning, about a fortnight after they returned to the Dene, Vane and Carroll walked out of the hamlet where the wheelwright's shop was. Vane of the Timberlands
In the wheelwright's trade one works always in the open air, in courtyards, under sheds when the masters are good, never in closed workshops, because space is required, you see. Les Misérables
His proper business was that of a wheelwright, but adapted himself to all kinds of wood-work in the new country. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
“Ay, or anyone else,” said the wheelwright, who alternately watched the dog, and swept the surface of the mere wherever the mist allowed. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
He met, saw, and was conquered by Elizabeth Newton, the daughter of a wheelwright, at Ashton, a small hamlet close to Helpston. The Life of John Clare
He soon found it necessary to make arrangement with a carpenter and wheelwright to work on his premises. Mary Marston
That I have been a wheelwright in Paris, and that it was with Monsieur Baloup. Les Misérables
He's a wheelwright and blacksmith, and she used to teach school. Together
“Well, there’s no getting it under him,” said the wheelwright; “he’d kick us to pieces if we tried.” Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
Oh, yes," he answered, "it belongs to the wheelwright to whom I am taking you. After Long Years and Other Stories
One rejoices in the possession of a wheelwright, while the other has a windmill. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished
The wheelwright and the stable-man, in despair at the prospect of the traveller escaping their clutches, interfered. Les Misérables
The wheelwright fells trees "with the gleaming iron," iron being a synonym for axe and for knife. Homer and His Age
It was not at the warning shout of the wheelwright, nor the yell uttered by the other men, but at the action of the sufferer in the bog. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
I certainly should like nothing better than to be a wheelwright. After Long Years and Other Stories
I'm up in all the gossip of these parts; I know the state of the wheelwright's interior, and have assisted at an infant school examination. Daniel Deronda
The clang of an anvil, or the clamour of a horn, or busy wheelwright’s sounds, came faintly up to us when the wind was south. Friends in Council — First Series
The blacksmith and the wheelwright repeated his words when they stopped to exchange news of their affairs before the post-office. Poor White
“Nay, that they don’t,” cried the wheelwright excitedly. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
I have often talked with the wheelwright, but he will not take me as an apprentice until I have a certain amount of money. After Long Years and Other Stories
"I would't I might die now and live then!" interrupted Smug, the wheelwright, with a fine avaricious glow in his eye. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7.
So I got rid of Marco, by sending him off to invite the mason and the wheelwright, which left the field free to me. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 6.
He had thought that he alone was doubtful of success, but it was apparent that doubt had come also into the mind of the wheelwright. Poor White
“What’s your Chip barking at?” said the wheelwright, as the two men walked out, armed with great iron pincers, the wheelwright holding a pair in each hand. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
While the wheelwright was repairing the carriage, Alfred engaged him in conversation concerning the stable-boy, all of whose statements the man corroborated. After Long Years and Other Stories
"I remember me of that day!" the wheelwright sang out, with enthusiasm. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7.
The swarthy smith worked hard,And working sang; the wheelwright toiled close by;An armourer next to these: through flaming smokeGlared the fierce hands that on the anvil fellIn thunder down.  The Legends of Saint Patrick
The church Tops the rough hill; then comes the wheelwright's shop. Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems
The squire gave his wife a look as she stood there in the midst of a group of shivering farm-servants, and then turned to the wheelwright. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
I think he would like best to be a wheelwright, and I would suggest that you apprentice him with the master in our village.' After Long Years and Other Stories
"It is even true," said the wheelwright, with bated breath. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7.
That evening, New Year's eve, there is a gay party of rustics at the wheelwright's house. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
Everybody knows the story of the early life of Joseph Haydn, one of the twelve children of a journeyman wheelwright, and throughout his youth a shuttlecock of ill treatment and contempt. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
“Ay, we might just as well hev let him get smothered,” said the wheelwright, joining in the laughter of the others. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
He then conducted him to the master wheelwright, paid the stipulated sum and entered him as an apprentice. After Long Years and Other Stories
"I can testify it—and I do," said the wheelwright. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7.
I had a very curious case once, a wheelwright of the faubourg, who lived for four years, giving the lie to all my prognostications. Doctor Pascal
The same potent forces have transferred to towns many branches of work connected indirectly with agricultural pursuits; country smiths, brickmakers, sawyers, turners, coopers, wheelwrights, are rapidly vanishing from the face of the country. Problems of Poverty
For the wheelwright was blinded and half strangled by the smoke, and reeled like a drunken man. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
He executed his vow by murdering a wheelwright while he was examining his tool-chest for a tool, cleaving his skull with an axe. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story
"Ye have five stools, and of the sweetest workmanship at that, albeit your family is but three," said the wheelwright, with deep respect. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7.
In this lovely world the children are blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights; birds, bees, butterflies; trees, flowers, sunbeams, rainbows; frogs, lambs, ponies,—anything they like. Children's Rights A book of nursery logic
Well, then," replied Mathieu, "there must be another apprentice at the wheelwright's. Fruitfulness
“Well, you see, squire,” began the wheelwright; but his voice was drowned by another furious yell. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
The latter did not immediately reply, and the man in the chimney-corner, with sudden demonstrativeness, said, "Anybody may know my trade—I'm a wheelwright." The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1
It consisted of the wheelwright and his wife, both very old, half a dozen labourers, with their wives, and two or three children.  The Revolution in Tanner's Lane
Let the child play the carpenter, the wheelwright, the wood-sawyer, the farmer, and his intelligence is immediately awakened; he will see the force, the meaning, the power, and the need of labor. Children's Rights A book of nursery logic
You were quite right: there were two apprentices at the wheelwright's at Saint-Pierre, and one of them was Alexandre-Honore, the pretty blonde's child, the same that we took together over yonder. Fruitfulness
The wheelwright had come up, and stood listening to what was said. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp
Tom was thinking of himself walking about on crutches, like the wheelwright's son; and Maggie, who did not guess what was in his mind, sobbed for company. The Mill on the Floss
The old wheelwright, as he was in business, was called the “principal support of the cause.” The Revolution in Tanner's Lane
The latter did not immediately reply, and the man in the chimney-corner, with sudden demonstrativeness, said, "Anybody may know my trade —I'm a wheelwright." Stories by English Authors: England
But when she gave him the wheelwright's address he sneered and shrugged his shoulders. Fruitfulness
How charming this is—this old English green, the horse pond at one end, the various houses, the inn, the grocery business, the linen drying in that yard, the smith, and the wheelwright. Spring Days
I want to earn my living honestly as a wheelwright. Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus
The wheelwright and his wife, and the six labourers with their wives, listened as oxen might listen, wandered home along the lanes heavy-footed like oxen, with heads towards the ground, and went heavily to bed.  The Revolution in Tanner's Lane
Then all the wheelwrights and all the innkeepers, ever on the watch for such mishaps, would hurry up. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville
Standing there, lean and frigid, she gave him a harsh glance; then, turning her back on him, she demanded the child's name, and the names of the wheelwright and the locality. Fruitfulness
The wheelwright said: 'Your servant will look at the thing from the point of view of his own art. The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan
Will you take a wheelwright now, a man I can scarcely associate with,—I, who am only a reutendiener? Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus
One day the townspeople, far too inert and indifferent to derive any advantage from it, let it, for a trifling consideration, to some suburban wheelwrights, who turned it into a wood-yard. The Fortune of the Rougons
It is of great value as bridge supports, dock gates, stern posts, engine supports, etc., and it is also extensively used in the making of railway wagons and wheelwright's work generally. Spinifex and Sand
By the road are cottages, and a big building, half storehouse, half wheelwright's shop, to serve the homely needs of the farm. At Large
He went to a wheelwright's and begged the loan of a small valueless worm-eaten board he saw kicking about, telling him what it was for. It Is Never Too Late to Mend
What light and blessing did that sick and helpless child bring to the home of Joe Thompson, the poor wheelwright! After a Shadow and Other Stories
However, wheelwright Vian, an honest, worthy fellow, at last silenced his men. The Fortune of the Rougons
Carters, carpenters, storemen, wheelwrights, butchers, shoemakers, &c., usually in the long run make a fortune quicker than the diggers themselves, and certainly with less hard work or risk of life. A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53
Of the large family born to the Rohrau wheelwright, two, besides the great composer, devoted themselves to music. Haydn
Potters, brickmakers, gunsmiths, cotton and wool weavers, coopers, turners, wheelwrights, dyers, printers, and ropemakers were at work here within the next decade. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway
Though rough in exterior, Joe Thompson, the wheelwright, had a heart, and it was very tender in some places. After a Shadow and Other Stories
The young wheelwright made a good strong one of oak, and put it up in the evening after his day's work. The Fortune of the Rougons
Owlett was not at his mill, the farmers were not in their fields, the parson was not in his garden, the smith had left his forge, and the wheelwright’s shop was silent. Wessex Tales
The composer's father, Matthias Haydn, was, like most of his brothers, a wheelwright, combining with his trade the office of parish sexton. Haydn
To get in order all these, and other things required, he had assembled there five or six thousand fellows that worked at trades—carpenters, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, saddlers, and what not.  Life's Little Ironies
Just beyond the threshold Joe Thompson, the wheelwright, paused, and said to the blacksmith's wife, who was hastening off with the rest,— "It's a cruel thing to leave her so." After a Shadow and Other Stories
I knew very well," he cried, "that the wheelwright could not be far off! The Fortune of the Rougons
The latter did not immediately reply, and the man in the chimney-corner, with sudden demonstrativeness, said, ‘Anybody may know my trade—I’m a wheelwright.’ Wessex Tales
Birth Joseph Haydn, to give the composer the name which he now usually bears, was the second of the twelve children born to the Rohrau wheelwright. Haydn
She loves better a wheelwright who dreams all night of wheels, and a groom who is part of his horse; for she is full of work, and these are her hands. Essays — Second Series
Jane," said the wheelwright, with an impressiveness of tone that greatly subdued his wife, "I read in the Bible sometimes, and find much said about little children. After a Shadow and Other Stories
They would have opened a wheelwright's workshop beside some high road. The Fortune of the Rougons
The machine was of very simple construction; any blacksmith or wheelwright, knowing the principle of the design, could make one. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest
A dull intermittent sound of hammering came occasionally from the wheelwright's shed—at sufficiently protracted intervals to indicate the enfeebled progress of Sidon's vehicular repair. A First Family of Tasajara
Eight or nine hundred men only1245 were concerned in the attack, most of them workmen or shopkeepers belonging to the faubourg, tailors, wheelwrights, mercers and wine-dealers, mixed with the French Guards. The French Revolution - Volume 1
Half the cows in the street—for our baker, our wheelwright, and our shoemaker has each his Alderney—owe the best part of their maintenance to blind Robert's industry. Our Village
The soldiers had informed him of his cousin's death, and now the murder of the wheelwright brought his happiness to a climax. The Fortune of the Rougons
Evans was apprenticed at the age of fourteen to a wheelwright. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest
The wife of Monsieur Savary, the wheelwright, as good a husband as ever a woman had.  Tea-Table Talk
Joiners' wages shall be fixed at the same rate as wheelwrights'. The French Revolution - Volume 1
Plato remonstrated with his friend, and declared that this was to degrade a noble intellectual exercise into a low craft, fit only for carpenters and wheelwrights. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
Then the wheelwright lays his axe to its roots that he may fashion a felloe for the wheel of some goodly chariot, and it lies seasoning by the waterside. The Iliad
Smiths, locksmiths, and wheelwrights worked over their hot fires. Our Legal Heritage
The wheelwright's adzes and swallows were to be for ever respected; and that hero and the master withdrew to the servants' hall to drink the Squire's health, well satisfied with their day's work. Tom Brown's School Days
Husbandmen are to have 30 sous, reapers 10 sous, wheelwrights 10 sous, bailiffs 6 sous per league. The French Revolution - Volume 1
"Shall you glean whether or no, Godain?" said Tonsard to the journeyman wheelwright, who was saying a few words to Catherine. Sons of the Soil
In order to furnish himself with carts, waggons, ploughs, harrows, wheel-barrows, hurdles, and all such necessary utensils of husbandry, there would be an absolute necessity of wheelwrights or cartwrights, one at least to each division. From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman"
By trade a journeyman tool-maker, this gnome worked for the wheelwrights when work was plentiful, but he also hired himself out for any extra labor which was well paid. Sons of the Soil
Tom first reconnoitred the wheelwright's shop; and seeing no signs of activity, thought all safe in that quarter, and ordered at once an advance of all his troops upon the schoolporch. Tom Brown's School Days
Four families of wheelwrights, one to each division—which, suppose five in a family, makes twenty persons.  From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman"
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