| 单词 | hired man |
| 例句 | "So you feel you're ready to move from prentice to hired man. Are you quite certain you've learned everything you need to know?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Is that who you meant—the hired man?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "When does a wight get to be a hired man?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We ran out of the house, leaving her to be found by the hired man. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Lurvy, the hired man, heard the noise and came up from the asparagus patch where he was pulling weeds. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The cocker spaniel was sneaking up on him from one side, Lurvy the hired man was sneaking up on him from the other side. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Had to let their hired man go because of taxes, and their oldest son took the king’s coin early this summer. He’s off fighting the rebels in Menat now.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was bad enough to start the wager, but as we saw from the telegram, he actually encourages his hired man to "use any means necessary," which could imply murder, to stop Fogg. "Around the World in 80 Days" co-creator on the twist ending, David Tennant and where to go next 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z When the man he hired to kidnap them back refused the job, Sadiq concocted a fantastic story — that the hired man was caught, crucified and beheaded. ‘Two Sisters,’ About Teenage Girls Who Left Norway to Fight With ISIS 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z He began cutting a pattern from cardboard, and the hired man would use the stencil to burn the letters in the wood. Volunteers work to preserve, restore homemade road signs 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z And then came the last straw - the story about the beating of his hired man. In Vermont, blotting an old stain on a town’s reputation 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Then, two years since, in this very month of June, Mrs. Garth and the girl drove into Nuttonby in their governess car, and went off by train, sending the trap back by a hired man. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z He had not lived two years in the country, the new country, without having experienced the difficulty that comes with the usual hired man. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z There is the minister, there is the banker, there is the doctor, there is the grocer, there is the cobbler, there is the minister's hired man. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z But it doesn't mean anything like as much as when you can at the same time catch that smell of the ground just turned over and hear that hired man calling out to his team. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z In New England what the "hired man" on the farm called "biled cider Apple sass," took the place of Apple butter. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z He fished as a hired man last year at Lybster; but his earnings were so small that when his season's board was paid he had only 9d. left. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Mr. Little insisted on his hired man hitching up the family horse to drive Ralph home. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z "At home, under lock and key, with a trusty hired man to stand guard over her and the house until I get back, and with Freddy and the hired girl for company." Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Only a few years ago science was superstition's hired man. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z At Titus's heels stood his "hired man"—a huge and sullen person named Schwartz, who possessed a scarce-conquered accent that fitted the name. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The afternoon was hot and still, and she could hear Forster and his hired man chopping in the bush. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z I was hauling in logs for Gillow when Farquhar's hired man came along and told me he'd brought Miss Leigh over but wasn't sure when he could come back for her. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z No. I hushed it up at home, giving my girl and hired man a different story to believe. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z As soon as it was a settled point that Mr. N—— was to leave, Charles S—— offered to accompany him in the capacity of a hired man, if he would accept his services. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z He's just been here—with his North Prussian hired man as witness—to make a complaint about your dog, Lad. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z One in every twenty may bottom on paying gold, and you might figure on three or four more making grub and a few ounces on a hired man's share. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Farquhar sent his hired man for one and Hall referred to the grain. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z The "dummy" must not disturb himself, as the hired man was on hand to render all the necessary help. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z "Might's well start in," and he motioned to the hired man. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z The Danville Advertiser of the 7th inst. says: Mr. Smith was in town on Saturday with his hired man, and the two tell a singular story about a lightning stroke. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z “So I’m going to be a hired man in the bush,” he said to himself next morning. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z The hired man thought he knew and insisted that he knew, and the gamester wanted to bet him that he didn't. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Everybody came or sent a hired man, and blame quaint plowing some of them cow-chasers done. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z While Mr. Kimball and his hired man held the hog down on its back, old man Hounson skilfully and quickly killed it by cutting its throat. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z Mr. Smith was on a grain drill in a field, and his hired man was about 12 rods from him, dragging. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z We have a first-rate hired man, a good cow, nice horse, dog, cook, second-girl, etc. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z The thing then seemed so easy to our hired man that he asked to try a dollar on the game. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z All was right when I turned in about ten o'clock, but I didn't notice the time when my hired man Wilkins roused me to say the house was burning. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z He's one of the regular hands about the place, just like the hired man. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z "You reckoned me your hired man?" said Bob in an ominously quiet voice. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z Then she rolled up her sleeves, and for the next three hours baked and boiled and fried until her pantry was well stocked with substantial and toothsome provisions for the hired man and chore-boy. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z This did not satisfy the hired man, who kept on betting, and losing until he had no money left. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z I turned in early on the night of the fire and slept well, I and my hired man, Wilkins, being the only people in the house. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z They stop by the fence when I'm ploughing, and just grin with thinking what a hired man I'd make. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z He knew the Western hired man's independence, but he thought Bob truculent. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z Another hired man, accompanied by his wife, had been brought into the house, the wife proving a notable housekeeper and relieving Jason of all petty duties. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Our hired man came to me and said that a very pretty thing was going on near by. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z "We will now proceed to the testimony of the hired man, Thomas Wilkins." The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z This hired man seemed nearer to him than any other living soul. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The hired man, who stayed with the Sitzes all the year around, was a comical genius and the boys knew him well. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z He had learned it when a boy "down East" while working in the fields with the hired man. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Our hired man, who let nothing that was going on about the green cushion escape his sight, saw the pea swept away, and eagerly bet the dealer that there was no pea there at all. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z "I told you a good while ago that I was only the government's hired man," he replied. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z A youth in greasy overalls who came wiggling out from under a Ford he introduced as "My hired man." Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z But Lanterby, tilting uneasily in the "confidential" chair at the desk-end, knew another and more biting side of Mr. Stanton, as a hired man will. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z He must have a hired man about him, one who would live with him. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z I’ve always saved Uncle Abner the cost of one hired man in return for what he gave me, so I don’t feel under any obligations to him. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z "You forget that I am first of all the government's hired man, Mr. Cortwright," he demurred. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z One Ely, a hired man, served his time and returned to England. The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims And Its Place in the Life of To-day 2011-07-18T02:00:23.730Z You see, she has took to her bed, and Ben, the hired man, and me, don’t know much what to do for her. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z For because of the competition of ten-cent reprints of English books, I was forbidden to make a living by literature and compelled to serve as a hired man on a newspaper instead. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Anyway, you were glad to get it, and I never struck a farm where they fixed the hired man better than Leland of Prospect and his wife do. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z I'll say what I said a few minutes ago," laughed the young chief of construction—"that I'm only a hired man. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Under such conditions, the farmer, his sons, and the "hired man" worked the place, and by dint of industry made a living. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The basement was the "wash-room" and the "churning-room," with one corner partitioned off for the combination of boarder and hired man that, for the last four years, her grandfather's disabilities had made necessary. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z After the hearty breakfast was disposed of and the miller and his hired man had tramped out again, the old housekeeper and Ruth became more confidential. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z The tornado, traveling with the velocity of lightning to the northeast, overtook Dr. Comfort, of Wyoming, as he was crossing Sunrise prairie with a mule team, accompanied by a hired man. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The goblin brood of chickens chuckle with amazement while the hired man beats the rugs like a snare drum and charges upon the carpet that hangs like a vanquished foe across the clothesline. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z "The hired man is out, but if one of these sailor men will bring in some wood from the yard, I'll get some pitch pine knots and have a fire in no time." Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He had a hired man to drive them. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z He must have, in fact, a Hennessey,—possibly some other boy, or, more likely, some hired man. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Long before daylight Riles wakened the hired man by thumping the wall with a stick of firewood. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z Mrs. Diehl and the hired man were the peasants who waited upon her, but ate with her—and her father was the secure free-holder, to whom kings were obscure, world-distant diseases. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z "See how the pestilent things have wounded me," added the hired man, exhibiting his thumb from which the blood was falling in heavy drops. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z I know this, though: while my sympathies are with the hired man, yet that season of getting along with him taught me that the boss's job isn't one long, sugar-coated dream, neither. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Physically he knew no fear, and his contempt for the "hired man" was profound. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z But when their combined efforts could no longer furnish the labour needed on the farm, Riles found it necessary to get a hired man. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z It was different to have Gasbang as his hired man, as before, but now he was not under orders, and was much older. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The hired man occupied a closer place by the dim light; for he was employed in the more difficult operation of mending a broken harness. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z If the hired man knew more, he'd have less wrongs, and also, if he knew more, he wouldn't be a hired man. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Now the farm was nearing prosperity, and, with the aid of a hired man, Phyllis worked it with all the skill of an expert and widely experienced farmer. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z When the full proportions of the huge brute were revealed, the boy’s rejoicings broke forth anew, just as his father and the hired man came hurrying in, when he received fresh praise for his deed. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z “I’m sure I wouldn’t have looked at a hired man,” Pearl cried angrily, tossing her head. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z "Look a-here, Jase," said the hired man, looking up from his task, while he jerked two waxed ends through the leather, and tightened them at arm's length. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z There was no spare room in the big sleigh, for the farmhouse was left in charge of Ponto and the hired man. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Phyllis had spent her morning out seeding, as every other farmer in the district was doing, while her hired man was busy with plough and team breaking the last year's fallows. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z He reached in turn three small settlements, met with no success in his quest, and turned around and made for home, disappointed and concerned, but hoping that the hired man had met with better luck. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z The removal of the disguise brought out the abashed and frightened physiognomy of Joshua Brigham, Miller's hired man—or my hired man, in effect, as I paid him his wages. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "And did you pass close to the window?" asked the hired man. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The deacon's hired man lived at some distance down the road, but he came up to look out for the team, and was sent first to the Stebbins house. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Then he gets paid like any hired man for talking to us all, just as if we were silly folk who couldn't think just as well as him. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z A hired man is going, too, and the constable. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z A hired man of Mrs. Turner's threw his vest on the ground. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z When the day broke, Brown and his hired man went into the barn in order to clear the thrashing-floor of all incumbrances. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The boys saw it too, and they and the deacon and the hired man began to shout, as if shouting would help a fellow in a deep snow. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z And now even the collie dog had reverted to the plain, blank-featured canine street type—and the pet horse looked like the hired man. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z A hired man was to drive our hero over to Wadhams in the farm gig. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z Of course there's a hired man who'll come in to do the milking and the heavy work, and his sister will cook and 'tidy up' for us. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z "Or else God have mercy upon us," muttered the hired man, "for I dare say there is a hundred to one." Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z A little after breakfast the wide gate was swung open, and then the deacon's hired man came down the lane, driving the black team at a sharp trot, with the wood-sleigh behind them. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Mr. and Mrs. Sitz slept at the other end of the house, and Otto and the hired man on the floor above. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z "In Missouri I was just a hired man," Mr. Simpson reminded her. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z Men send in for ‘a boy to do chores,’ but we know it’s a hired man they want. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z "That is easy understood," observed the hired man. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He and Vosh and the hired man went right at it, and the deacon declared that he would have two more hands from the village the next day. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z I'm not going to be a hired man again, do you hear! The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Besides I am afraid my hired man will use kerosene oil in starting the fire if I am not home by morning, and he might burn down the house. Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son And with the old, recurring pain, he remembered how avidly another sixteen-year-old boy had devoured a collection of paper-backed novels left at the Swamp Farm by an itinerant hired man. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z "Buy a yoke of oxen with the money," interposed the hired man. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z “Can you’ hired man keep ’em shooed?” he says. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher Now hopeless and defeated, Nick Johnson was again a hired man and his courage was so broken that he never would be anything else. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Just as Milford came up, some one told her that her hired man was lying out in the grove, drunk and asleep. A Yankee from the West A Novel Our hired man is an Irishman and I think he would just as soon be “Prisidint” as not. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl Jason Brown turned deadly white, and the hired man thrust the awl through his thumb. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z A husband an' a hired man is cats of diff'rent stripes. The Land of Strong Men "You don't want me to be a hired man again, do you, Emma?" The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z It was the hired man's turn to clear away the dishes, and Milford sat smoking in a muse. A Yankee from the West A Novel We asked Grandmother this evening if we could sit out in the kitchen with Bridget and Hannah and the hired man, Thomas Holleran. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl "Of white men or devils?" questioned the hired man, nursing his thumb, and eying the lady with sinister glances. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z "A man who can pay twenty-two thousand for a ranch doesn't often work on it as a hired man," the sheriff pointed out. The Land of Strong Men His hired man wrote me, however, with a printing press, that my letter had been received and contents duly noted. Cordwood The hired man put away the dishes, and went into his shell-like bedroom, a thin addition built against the house. A Yankee from the West A Novel The girls have lived here always, I think, but I don’t know for sure, as I have not lived here always myself, but we have to get a new hired man sometimes. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl "Oh, by the way, do you know Michael Haymond, our new hired man?" Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery I'm a friend of the kid's, as well as a hired man. The Land of Strong Men In some cases the hired man would come with his team of horses for which he received additional wages. Frying Pan Farm The hired man was out among the women, poverty once bitten, looking for another bite. A Yankee from the West A Novel We liked the idea and Mary and Louisa and Anna and I planned what we would play in the evening, but just as it was dark our hired man, Patrick McCarty, drove over after us. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl A hired man found and stole it, but repenting, gave up to the owners in a month or two over $2000 in small bars—all he had left of the big chunk. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 He had had but one steady hired man, Gus Gustafson, a huge Scandinavian who was a splendid worker when told what to do, but who had no head whatever. The Land of Strong Men We ain’t had no hired man since we lynched the last one, but I’m next door to the foreman. The Orphan "I am sufficiently watered," he said, bowing and returning the dipper to Milford, who threw it out upon the grass where the hired man could find it. A Yankee from the West A Novel Grandmother said they found a pack once, when the hired man’s room was cleaned, and they went into the fire pretty quick. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl Father and the hired man draw in six large loads of hay. The American Country Girl I cut off my income and became a hired man. The Land of Strong Men Won’t I do, or do you insist on talking to a hired man? The Orphan The hired man nodded as if he understood. A Yankee from the West A Novel He worked all the time summers; and soon he was as good as a hired man to you. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 Father and Sam and the hired man came in. Helen Grant's Schooldays I’d have been obliged to drive Jessie over, for the hired man is gone, and Mr. Horton met with an accident to one of his hands last night, and couldn’t have driven.” Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls He ain’t no hired man, but he is a all-fired good cow-puncher, and I’m a heap scared about him not filling you full of holes, you asking him to do a thing like that! The Orphan Upon entering the room Milford had seen the hired man put aside an earthen ewer, and now he knew that cider had been brought from the cellar. A Yankee from the West A Novel I'm afraid my hired man will burn too much kindling wood starting the fires. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Her morning duties in the home despatched, she sauntered down to the river boat-landing, taking with her a hired man named Laviolette. Ten Girls from History Hers is an irrigated ranch, and she works with her shovel among the ditches as sturdily as the hired man. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making But here's the worst—I asked Webb who he was, and Webb said he was 'Judson's hired man!' Happy House "Yes, from your standpoint," drawled the hired man, opening the stove door to get a light for his pipe. A Yankee from the West A Novel After all, I am only a menial, Carter's hired man, and I presumed too far. The Song of the Wolf They gain knowledge enough to reckon with the hired man, to keep the tally of the marketing, to compute interest, and to do parish business. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 As Checkers drove home the following evening, he was met by Tobe, the hired man, about a mile from the house. Checkers A Hard-luck Story Write to me often, for it will help keep up my courage, and I will keep you posted as to all that happens to poor me—especially about the hired man. Happy House "Give me that," he added, reaching for the bit of blazing paper which the hired man was about to put out. A Yankee from the West A Novel While in the field he took upon himself the task of "packing" the load, the hired man's duty being to pitch it on to the cart. Nathan Hale She not only persisted in her cream-and-sugar attentions, but wheedled the "hired man" into taking her places, and finally began to speak of him as her "friend." A Canadian Bankclerk A hired man would have left her long ago under such tongue-lashing, but old Dewey could not leave, because to leave is an act. Cupid's Middleman But for a hired man he met the situation with ease. Happy House Milford sold all of his belongings, with the exception of some tools, a cow, and a loft full of cattle-feed which he gave to the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel Farmer Cole had agreed to lend Joe for the important day, and it looked as if the hired man would not find his post a sinecure. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted Next morning the hired man was informed that he would be left alone for a day or two, and to watch that the old sow didn't get any more of the hens. A Canadian Bankclerk Everybody was more or less excited except the hired man. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 However, she had a moment of delicious satisfaction when she took him to Miss Sabrina; they should all see that a hired man could be very much of a gentleman. Happy House A cook had come from the city to set up her temper against the slouching impudence of the hired man, and an Irish girl stood ready to play favorites at the table. A Yankee from the West A Novel He neither cringed 34 nor cowered, but scrutinized Farmer Cole’s hired man with an alert gravity, as if demanding that he show his credentials. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted The hired man of that time was the occasional unattached member of society, or one who was forced out of the family hive by the excess of hands and the deficiency of land. Noah Webster American Men of Letters There were many instances of this kind, though none quite so tragic, the quarrels usually arising from the owner of the wagons constantly brow-beating and finding fault with the hired man. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 "He seems nice—for a hired man," she was thinking, all the while she was answering Davy's boyish questions. Happy House Mitchell, the hired man, came out upon the veranda. A Yankee from the West A Novel Then Squire Walker called his hired man, upon whose evidence he depended for the conviction of the little incendiary. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks I fed the hens, and looked for eggs, and wiped dishes, and sewed carpet rags, and sometimes I went with the hired man to bring the cows home. Ruby at School "He's a whole orchestra in himself," said Tommy enthusiastically, "and is the only living creature that I know of who can tackle a whole symphony without the aid of a hired man." Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman Suppose I send my hired man to sow wheat. Sowing and Reaping "He looks like he's tired," said the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel Probably Ben had intended to burn the barn then, but had been prevented from executing his purpose by the approach of the hired man. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks When Farmer Green and the hired man had nothing more pressing to do they set to work on the woodpile. The Tale of Old Dog Spot Just a hired man, and she–why, didn’t she understand? In the Heart of a Fool I feel like a hired man, in the service of this magnificent mansion—say in training for father's place as major-domo. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales The hired man went howling through the woods, and she returned to the house, smiling placidly. A Yankee from the West A Novel I’m as peaceable as anybody, but you can tell your hired man he don’t look bad to me.” Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp When Johnnie and his father and the hired man came out of the house later old Spot began to yelp. The Tale of Old Dog Spot “And he wanted a hired man,” cried Grant. In the Heart of a Fool The hired man and the hired girl, the foreigner and the tramp are welcome there. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The hired man spoke to him, and he looked up, his batting eyes fighting off sleep. A Yankee from the West A Novel The one at our hired man’s house isn’t working. The Camerons of Highboro "And I never saw Johnnie work so hard," said the hired man. The Tale of Old Dog Spot I suppose they haven’t been able to get a hired man to tend to the stock since the oil boom struck Flame City. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune When he sought the tenant farmer, he secured with him the land-holder, and when he went after the hired man on the farm, he secured the farmer who employed him. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology He was, after all, nothing but a hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel She’s our hired man’s wife and I must say at times she shows about as much brains as a chicken. The Camerons of Highboro His father and the hired man laughed and laughed. The Tale of Old Dog Spot And I don’t believe you can get a hired man around here. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune Or, he might tell us about the wall-eyed cow that the hired man hit with a milking stool and so frightened her that he could never milk her again. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades "Are you stalled in sight of the stable?" the hired man asked, seeing that Milford had not begun to eat. A Yankee from the West A Novel Mine was a ponderous article of lead, cast by myself at the kitchen fire, with a good deal of aid from the hired man who was employed in the summer to work the little farm. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Farmer Green and the hired man were working in the fields. The Tale of Old Dog Spot Will Watterby attributed his cosmopolitan plan of work to the influence of the ever-changing hired man. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune I'll go on working as a hired man till I get a little hoard together. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs The hired man sat at the dining-room table, playing solitaire with a pack of greasy cards. A Yankee from the West A Novel I’m going to run it with a hired man. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country "Here, here, aren't you going to stay a while?" cried grandpa who had given over the carriage into the hands of Ira, the hired man, and who had just come in. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays “It’s easier for me to do the hired man’s way, ’cause I can’t go off when things don’t suit me. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune Yes, sir, there’s more gray to my head by reason of their sort than a hired man could hoe out in half a year.” The Law-Breakers "Yes, stick it out," said the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel When the purple rain-clouds gather And a mist comes over the hills, A peace beyond all telling The hired man's bosom fills, And the long, long sleep in the morning His heart with rapture fills. In Times Like These The hired man ceased his efforts at once, glad to be done with the savage. The Hound From The North A hired man was working about the place. When the West Was Young Then the blow fell unexpectedly, and I came out here and became a hired man––a wandering chopper. The Greater Power "Well, that is strange," said the hired man, looking at an ace of clubs and slowly placing it on the table. A Yankee from the West A Novel “That gal ain’t got a hired man, yet,” Buck explained simply, as he picked up his saddle. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The wages she paid were always board wages, but no hired man was ever allowed to work for her and pay 241 for his keep. The Hound From The North Fortunately the hired man was out in the front and the roar of the shotgun brought him into the house on a run. When the West Was Young She could hear the ringing of the hired man’s axe across the clearing, but there was a great deal for him to do, and, taking up the handspike again, she strained at it. The Greater Power "The hired man marches from the east to the west and back again," said Milford. A Yankee from the West A Novel At last she rose from her seat and crossed over to the window, just as the sound of voices heralded the return of Mrs. Ransford and the hired man. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Not only that; so long as mother lives I am little better than a hired man. The Hound From The North By relaying each other at loading Mrs. Stevens and the hired man managed to hold down opposite sides of the building. When the West Was Young The thing won’t be half as efficacious if you send the hired man. The Greater Power It was Mitchell's day to cook, and when Milford came in to dinner, the hired man told him that he had something of importance to tell. A Yankee from the West A Novel He further dispatched the old woman to summon the hired man from his ploughing, and, for once, found ready obedience where he might well have expected nothing but objection. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills But these things cannot be intrusted to the mere renter or the hired man who is nothing more. Rural Life and the Rural School The hired man came running out with some more dogs, and said: “‘It’s all right, Mr. Knowles, you can come down. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry Seems to me quite likely one of those Bush-ranchers would take you in a while, even if he didn’t exactly want a hired man; but they don’t do that kind of thing in the city.” The Greater Power The hired man called after him, but he did not stop. A Yankee from the West A Novel Then, of a sudden, she remembered she had spoken of a hired man to Mrs. Ransford. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The cook was young and vigorous, and a hired man on a farm might have called her good-looking; but her charms did not interest Eddie. In a Little Town Just then the hired man changed his position suddenly, and stood looking into the sky. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry It was a relief to her when, a minute or two later, the hired man opened the door. The Greater Power He told him what the hired man had said. A Yankee from the West A Novel Their fathers were old-time farmers, keeping no "hired man" and buying very little "store goods." Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail Without enthusiasm a cowboy inevitably falls to the inglorious level of a “hired man”; a nice distinction in the social conditions of frontier life. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana There was nothing incongruous in this, for petty class distinctions vanish in the bush, where, when his daily task is done, the hired man meets his master on terms of equality. Thurston of Orchard Valley They have no longer a hired man at the ranch. The Greater Power The hired man was going out to the barn. A Yankee from the West A Novel Father did not stop to look, but called the hired man, and they brought axes and saws. Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly So I jest let her set around an’ shovel orders as though I wus the hired man. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana “Yes, and at the same time your papa and his hired man can take advantage of the opportunity to deliver my veal.” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Waynefleet’s hired man was busy that morning, and as her stores were running out, Laura had gone for the goods herself. The Greater Power A farmer passing late at night had looked through the window and had seen him boxing with the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel "I told him you were McCoy's hired man just helping me take care of him." They of the High Trails Larry was Mr. Drake's hired man, and knew a little of everything, only he knew more about a horse than he did about any kind of sailing vessel. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He is almost a member of the family, not a hired man.” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The American farmer was getting rich, and moving to town, only the renters and the hired man were uneasy and clamorous. A Son of the Middle Border "I don't blame 'em," said the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel Wooster lived alone on the ranch with his wife and one hired man. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer Penn Morgan returned from the great barn, where he and the hired man had left things comfortable for the night. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The hired man, when he took the horses out to work that day, had left the stable door open. Prince and Rover of Cloverfield Farm It contained about thirty thousand words and its hero was a hired man on an Iowa farm. A Son of the Middle Border In the evening the hired man returned with his trousers drawing shorter every moment. A Yankee from the West A Novel But she had not reached the gate when the hired man was at her side and had slipped one of the pails from her arm. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West When it's milking time, the hired man says to the dog, 'Shep, go after the cows,' and away he goes, and in a little while the herd come tinkling up. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Just then Rover came home from the village with the hired man. Prince and Rover of Cloverfield Farm Harriet and Eva and I worked side by side, "dropping" the corn, while Cyrus and the hired man followed with the hoes to cover it. A Son of the Middle Border Milford had learned that this was the hired man's notion of elegance and of ease. A Yankee from the West A Novel Harris came threateningly toward the wagon, but was met only by the imperturbable smile of his hired man. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West I worked like a hired man in harvest. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse I don't envy him his forthcoming interview with my hired man to-morrow morning. The Brass Bound Box All that summer and all the fall I worked like a hired man, assuming in addition the responsibilities of being boss. A Son of the Middle Border "The last play I saw was a hummer," said the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel That's all the thanks he gets for working late and early, like no other hired man in the district. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West Grandmother said they found a pack once, when the hired man's room was cleaned, and they went into the fire pretty quick. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The hired man told 'bout the box, else nobody might ever have heard that part. The Brass Bound Box I soon learned to distinguish the raccoon's mournful call from the quavering cry of the owl, and I joined the hired man in hunting rabbits from under the piles of brush in the clearing. A Son of the Middle Border "This has been an off day with me," the Professor remarked, following the hired man with his eyes. A Yankee from the West A Novel Harris and Allan drove straight to the engine, never looking back to see what became of the hired man. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West Yes, Pete Bumps who used to be your father’s hired man. Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam Quite diverted by this time from his own vexations, the hired man lay silently thinking for a moment. The Brass Bound Box My brother and I were left to camp as best we could with the hired man. A Son of the Middle Border "I used to go with a woman from Michigan," said the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel Harris got off at the railway station to buy the tickets; Allan went to the post office on the odd chance of any letters awaiting delivery, and the hired man turned the horses homeward. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West Hughie had a gasoline engine and it did everything, Hughie said, but get the hired man up in the morning, and he was going to have it fixed so it would do that. The End of the Rainbow But the hired man had not observed her remark, or, if he had, probably considered it but one of her naturally dictatorial sort. The Brass Bound Box The hired man turned the mill, I dipped the wheat into the hopper, Franklin held sacks and father scooped the grain in. A Son of the Middle Border The hired man said that he had received many a letter, had read them over and over, but that did not alter the fact that the writer thereof had proved false to him. A Yankee from the West A Novel All hands ate at the table together, although the hired man was usually last to sit down, owing to his perverse insistence upon washing his face and combing his hair before each meal. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West They were alone, for Charles Stuart and his father and Long Pete Fowler, the hired man, were away at the barn attending to the milking and the chores. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Katharine bore this as long as she could, then stole softly up to the hired man's room, careless whether he were asleep or not. The Brass Bound Box She revealed such astonishing propensities for work that she had been a bride but little more than a week when Eliphalet decided that he could dispense with the services of a hired man. Anderson Crow, Detective "For winter and summer, I should think," said the hired man. A Yankee from the West A Novel Their car had already gone forward, with Morrison's hired man nestling obviously in the hay, and two others hid under the mangers. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West In our land the days of slavery are no more, but men and women have their hired man and maid servant. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity The hired man had grasped the situation promptly. The Brass Bound Box They kept on ploughing in rain, that in Canada would have sent the hired man to the shelter of the barn. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders As Milford was returning to the house, he heard the hired man singing at his work in the barn. A Yankee from the West A Novel The hired man paused to change the water and wash his face, but the others proceeded at once to the table, where no time was lost in ceremony. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West "Do you two fellers want a hired man?" he asked. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain After a particularly wearisome contest of wills between the original hired man and his successor, the deacon resigned his position and left in a huff. The Brass Bound Box He would have to knock off, now and then, he said, to look after his corn and potatoes, while his assistant, it appeared, served in the double capacity of helper and hired man. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm The hired man and his wife were singing a lonesome song in the sitting-room. A Yankee from the West A Novel She had left a good home, a fond father, and a share in the family estate for a—hired man—and she might now make the best of her bargain. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West "We don't want any hired man," he said. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain As for me, a respectable hired man, kep' out of my bed like this—why, sonny! The Brass Bound Box The hired man proved to be intelligent and capable, and Fred was not above learning from him. Otherwise Phyllis “By the jumping gingerbread!” exclaimed Thurlow, our uncle’s hired man, springing from his chair by the wall, outside 197 of our family party,—seeing this was Christmas night. Old New England Traits Early one morning, and full of expectation, aided by his two sons and a hired man, he harnessed his three horses to the plow. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes There was such a weapon in Toby's room, or, at least, what had once been a gun was there, for a hired man whom Uncle Daniel had employed left it there. Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' He had, indeed, already a wild ambition to be engaged in the hired man's place, since the doctor said that that sufferer would be laid up in bed for at least three months. The Brass Bound Box Miss Sarah Thomas, of Cumberland, was a visitor, and a hired man, a Swede, also lived in the house. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin Her father’s hired man received a dollar a day. A Princess in Calico The farmer could not understand it, nor his sons, nor his hired man. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes A moment's watching showed it to belong to the Clove Farm, and it was Adam Burn's "hired man" who was driving in it. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life Why—I thought he was your 'hired man.' The Brass Bound Box Indeed, it's not unusual for her to mend for the hired man too. Hawtrey's Deputy For the remaining three hundred and sixty-four, the hired man, her two dogs, an occasional visitor, her thoughts, and the mountains were quite enough. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley The next morning Asher put on his working clothes and began the life of a hired man on his father’s farm. Winning the Wilderness In course of time, a hired man became a necessary fixture upon the farm, and for many years Pete Wiggs, an honest, hardworking German, was grandfather's right-hand man. Doctor Jones' Picnic He asked me to send our hired man, and when I told him we hadn't any hired man, he said then he would come himself; but he was too sick. Eyebright A Story The weather, however, moderated a little by and bye, and one afternoon soon after it did so Mrs. Hastings drove off to Lander's with the one hired man they kept through the winter. Hawtrey's Deputy In the end he had to go home and bring back his father's hired man to take charge of the wreck. The Tin Box and What it Contained I have leased the farm for five years and you don’t want to be a hired man at twenty dollars a month, I reckon. Winning the Wilderness He had spoken of it to Elizabeth before, and had only waited to get his mother established and a desirable hired man to run the place in his absence. The Wind Before the Dawn Have you a hired man who could go? Eyebright A Story The wheat-grower and the hired man eat together, his wife or daughter mends the latter's clothes, and he, as the natural result of it, not infrequently makes the farmer's cause his own. Hawtrey's Deputy You are gathered here to decide what you’ll do about the small matter of keeping me at work as your hired man. The Brown Mouse “Well, Mrs. Clifton, how are you getting on?” asked Mr. Morris, after giving her a portion of the contents of the basket, carried by the hired man. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him As far as she was concerned, however, the presence of the hired man at her table was far less disturbing than that of her husband’s mother. The Wind Before the Dawn At the Oak Run railroad station the family touring car was drawn up, with Jack Ness, the hired man, in charge. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice “Jason’s hired man—he said he hadn’t time to 226 wait—had to be off with another letter to Farmer Lovejoy—said this letter would explain everything.” Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Pete, Colonel Woodruff’s hired man, was watering the horses at the trough when the trouble shooter reached the Woodruff telephone. The Brown Mouse A hired man followed them at a little distance, bearing a large basket well filled with mince-pies, and other Thanksgiving luxuries for the table. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him The hired man, when he appeared, proved to be Jake Ransom, now a man, and ready to do a man’s work in his simple station. The Wind Before the Dawn The farmer himself is the chief workman on the place, and he has the regular help of a hired man or a grown son. Village Improvements and Farm Villages Mrs. Mason and the hired man stood with mouths agape. A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance If I’m to be your hired man, I want a boss in the shape of a civic organization which will take in every man and woman in the district. The Brown Mouse But it was only Ben, the hired man, who thrust his face bashfully around the edge of the door. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers It had been the established custom of the house for so long that Hepsie and the hired man accepted it as a matter of course. The Wind Before the Dawn Your hired man, Patrick, may be your inferior, but it is not because he is your hired man. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies I reckon I need a hired man to do my thinking for me. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam “Like Jesse James,” suggested the hired man, who was a careful student of the life of that eminent bandit. The Brown Mouse Ben, the hired man, had driven her to the Cheslow railway station and she had taken an eastbound train. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers "Talk and work, mixed, are all right, but all talk and no work makes Jack a poor hired man—haven't you ever heard that proverb?" Rainbow Hill Hank Duncan, Jim Billings' hired man, had taken charge of the place with Jim's passing, Mrs. Billings insisting that Bob secure the college education which he had planned before going into service. Over the Line He gave us the whiskey, an' ordered us to waylay Jake Jukes' hired man an' beat him up. The Unknown Wrestler What I am endeavoring to make plain is that this history would never have been written if a 2 farmer’s daughter had not said “Humph!” to her father’s hired man. The Brown Mouse The hired man was very much put out, for it was his fault that the horse had run away. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview "Jack Welles said he might come up for a couple of weeks and be a hired man," announced Rosemary, smiling. Rainbow Hill Must he be a farmer's hired man or a renter all his life? A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West Though outwardly affable, both Stubbles and the Squire were very uneasy at the arrival of Jake's hired man in company with the ablest lawyer in the city. The Unknown Wrestler Colonel Woodruff looked at his hired man sharply, gave him some instructions for the next day and drove on. The Brown Mouse Ten minutes later he was a hired man. Lady Luck I always did yearn to be a hired man," Jack answered earnestly, "and they tell us there is no time like the present to put one's ambition in training. Rainbow Hill The life of a hired man like Bradley Talcott is spent mainly with the horses and cattle. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West It was believed that Jake Jukes' hired man had been a detective in disguise, or anyway, a man who had considerable influence. The Unknown Wrestler In early times, when Haakon was a flat-capped immigrant boy, he had earned the initial payment on his first eighty acres of prairie land as a hired man on Colonel Woodruff’s farm. The Brown Mouse He owns a hundred and seventy-five acres, and me and a hired man help him to carry it on. The Erie Train Boy But I may be wrong at that and if you find Mr. Hildreth needs an extra hired man, Rosemary, one to go fishing, I mean, ask him to send for me. Rainbow Hill The transformation from a farmer's hired man to a national representative appealed to him as characteristically American, and he urged Bradley to do his best. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West But he's the queerest hired man I ever saw. The Unknown Wrestler “But, Dinky-Dunk, you’re not her hired man,” I protested, wondering how, without hurting him, I could make him see the thing from my standpoint. The Prairie Mother The ploughing in the spring, and the harrowing, as well as the hoeing that Farmer Green’s hired man did during the summer, kept the earth in fine condition for tunnelling. The Tale of Chirpy Cricket I'm awfully afraid I'll have to earn my living after I leave school and a nice trade, like that of hired man, might be useful in my later life. Rainbow Hill In planning for the day he was forced to remember that he had no hired man, and that there was a good deal to be done. Masters of the Wheat-Lands They would say that Jake's hired man had trumped up a lie about Ben Stubbles out of mere spite. The Unknown Wrestler My new hired man is still a good deal of a mystery to me, just as I seem to remain a good deal of a mystery to him. The Prairie Mother Then the rancher harnessed a fresh team and proceeded to a sloo where his Scandinavian hired man was cutting prairie hay. Prescott of Saskatchewan Vernon 10 had no ambition—he loved the bush—and he tried to give me enough to finish my education while he ran both ranches with a hired man. The Long Portage The weather moderated a little by and by, and one afternoon Mrs. Hastings drove off to Lander’s with the one hired man that they kept through the winter. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Strange that she takes to him, an' him only a hired man. The Unknown Wrestler Even when I heard one solitary thump on the roof over my head, as distinct as the thump of a hammer, I failed to understand what was worrying my hired man. The Prairie Mother The man drove on, but Kermode was not to be daunted by such a difficulty; besides, he had noticed Jim, the hired man, dawdling about the outside of the stable. Prescott of Saskatchewan Though such a mishap always annoyed Farmer Green, it never troubled either the hired man or Johnnie in the least. The Tale of Rusty Wren Indeed, it’s not unusual for her to mend for the hired man, too. Masters of the Wheat-Lands It's Jake Jukes' hired man who is at the bottom of all this. The Unknown Wrestler So he loped over to my hired man and had a talk with him. The Prairie Mother I believe I owe my life to you or your hired man. Prescott of Saskatchewan The hired man helped himself to some more griddle-cakes and remarked that it was a pity. The Tale of Rusty Wren She hustled Ben, the hired man, off to town ahead, and by the good offices of Mercy Curtis a compartment and berth were obtained on that especial train. Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands "I don't believe he's only a hired man," his wife replied. The Unknown Wrestler “A hired man can get four dollars a day and board,” retorted my husband. The Prairie Mother They entered the house, which was getting dark, and while the hired man carried in the baggage Leslie lighted a lamp in his sitting-room. Prescott of Saskatchewan And the hired man was so sleepy that he fell downstairs and couldn’t work for a whole week. The Tale of Rusty Wren My Mercury, I mean the hired man, awaits your answer. The Rapids Why, he is wasting his time working as a hired man for small wages, when he might be earning big money somewhere else. The Unknown Wrestler I'm trying to point out that I'm a hired man, with no personal interest. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters These four were all the folk of Wethermel, save now and then a hired man who was hard pressed for livelihood would be got to abide there some six months or so. The Sundering Flood He becomes too lazy to' take exercise, and lets a hired man take exercise for him. Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy 1899 "Master chaps, them children are," said Abner, the good-natured hired man. Captain Horace "Are you Jake June's hired man, the wrestler?" the shoe-maker asked, after Douglas had told him the purpose of his visit. The Unknown Wrestler Ah've ben a hired man and worked on a ranch all mah life, but now Ah've got a bit saved up Ah kin go to the city and pick th' gal Ah wants. Polly and Eleanor I asked the hired man how long he supposed it would take a little girl to walk to Willowbrook, and what were the chances of her getting lost if she should try it? Aunt Madge's Story Mrs. Mason and the hired man stood staring at them with mouths agape. The Young Bank Messenger And now, as he looked around, he was startled to see Farmer Green’s hired man walking toward him. The Tale of Billy Woodchuck Then, it had been a wearisome task, and it seemed to him that the hired man always pressed as hard as he could upon the stone. The Unknown Wrestler Here is one for dad and one for mam, Two for the cook and the hired man, One for your daughter and one for your son. Twenty Years of Hus'ling Since you are the prime mover in this matter, your arrival is even more opportune than I at first thought, because you have the power to immediately correct your hired man's mistake. Hidden Gold He was glad enough to escape Farmer Green's hired man's trap without having a dispute over the way it happened. The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy-Time Tales The hired man had a hoe on his shoulder; and he was coming to work in the garden. The Tale of Billy Woodchuck Young Thomas sat down to his supper with the prospect of having to look up another housekeeper and hired man before planting to destroy his appetite. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 You know I never use it except for the hired man's porridge or black fruit-cake. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 Miss Salome's regular hired man lived in a little house down in the hollow. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 "I ought to have put wire netting around those young trees," he told the hired man. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse But he managed to reach a shallow ditch, where he hid and rested for a time, though he expected any moment that the hired man would pounce on him. The Tale of Billy Woodchuck I haven't the first at my age, and my hired man hasn't the last. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 "I may be a hired man," retorted Mayo. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I beg your pardon—but who on earth is this Maria Theresa that I am hired man to? The Ghost Breaker A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts Offsetting the tragedy of the story is “Hiram,” the “hired man” of the family in its earlier New England days, in whom, particularly, the reader’s interest will centre. Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos But he had scarcely found a comfortable seat for himself, after finishing his breakfast, when he caught sight of Farmer Green and his hired man coming across the fields. The Tale of Billy Woodchuck Sometimes he concluded that she put them in the home missionary barrels; again, that she sold them to her hired man. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 "He doesn't seem to work with Farmer Green, or the hired man, either," said Jasper. The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit Sleepy-TimeTales So Johnnie Green began to whistle a merry tune a little later, when he chanced to see Snowball charging the hired man as he crossed the pasture. The Tale of Snowball Lamb There were times when he would have been willing to let his father, or the hired man, milk the Muley Cow. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales You shall have all the land you can take care of," he avowed, "an' you shall have a hired man of your own. Country Neighbors When he reached home, tired, mud-bespattered, and hungry, his housekeeper, who was also his hired man's wife, asked him if it was true that he was going to be married. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 At this time I was a hired man and not a student. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 The joke was this: Farmer Green and the hired man sheared the sheep. The Tale of Snowball Lamb As for his son Johnnie—and even the hired man—they had said all along that they thought a milking machine would be a fine thing to have. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales And father's treated me from the word 'go' like a hired man and nothin' else. Country Neighbors She kept Uncle Silas and Winters—that was the name of the hired man—busier than anybody, as she never quite got over the trip to town and the way they came home. Hollow Tree Nights and Days He was drawn into this fighting through his work for Chisum as a hired man. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado "Didn't you know that Farmer Green and the hired man had begun to shear us?" The Tale of Snowball Lamb The hired man had milked cows all his life—millions of them, so he said! The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales Subtract that sum from the $572 which the farmer has after paying his hired man and you have left about $356. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg It was not so much what the hired man said that scared him so, but the way he said it. The Man from the Bitter Roots He was without any family, his only companion being a hired man. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier She went and got a hired man, She brought him forty miles from town, And in the tall grass squatted down And bade him build as she should plan. The Book of Humorous Verse Already Farmer Green and the hired man had stepped up beside her. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales She looks at me and then at him, and she knows I haven't said nothing about that talk with the hired man. The Man Next Door There was something queer in the hired man’s voice—something that frightened him. The Man from the Bitter Roots Miss Brooks was a schoolteacher, the daughter of a farmer for whom Danforth Armour worked as hired man. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care for the sheep. The Children's Bible But strange to say, he had already begun to feel somewhat as the hired man did. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales It wasn't no time for me to say anything about any hired man now! The Man Next Door His determination to die without a sound ended in a broken cry of gladness, and he wrapped an arm around the hired man’s leg to hold him. The Man from the Bitter Roots Then, disdaining the lady's righteous indignation and the hired man's threatening gestures, he faced the gentleman in the scarlet robe and spoke as man to man. A Philanthropist Michael was the hired man who took care of the horses, and kept the grounds around the elegant mansion in order. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder "Which one are you going to try it on first?" the hired man asked Farmer Green. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales Bonnie Bell, she goes up to her pa once more and hugs him, and looks at the hired man. The Man Next Door He thought not, since he was milking exactly as he had seen the hired man milk on a farm where he had once spent a month in his childhood. The Dude Wrangler Him an' that hired man o' his, they have took more stuff over to them Rooms than you c'd shake a stick at! A Philanthropist The sun where the man worked was absolutely scorching, and the hired man had experienced a sun-stroke. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder And she plunged and roared and made such a fuss that Farmer Green and the hired man left her in disgust. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales And now he's put the greatest disgrace on us any man could of figured out, no matter how hard he tried—his hired man has run away with my daughter! The Man Next Door I was his hired man, and I acted under orders. The Man Who Stole A Meeting-House 1878, From "Coupon Bonds" The Richardson family, with whom Abe seemed to have lived as hired man, used to tell marvelous tales of his prowess, some of which may have grown somewhat in the telling. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln So his hired man and horses had rest one day in seven, and he became a better man. Winning His Way "Shall we try the big white cow?" the hired man asked him. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales I seen who he was then—he was the Wisner's hired man. The Man Next Door “I’m only a hired man——” “And the Three C’s will have everybody in this section hired if the money holds out, and that’s the hell of it!” Joan of Arc of the North Woods The employer had agreed to buy his hired man a cant-hook for handling the heavy logs. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln I don't need a hired man just now. The Rainy Day Railroad War "It's the milking machine," he told the hired man. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales Jimmie the hired man was about the only friend around there I cared much for, and now he was gone—fired, I supposed. The Man Next Door In a minute the matter was concluded, and Mrs. Parloe told the hired man to go, and he did so. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience For this purpose, with his brother-in-law and a hired man, on 29th of April, 1802, he left in a canoe for the 'Miami,'as the Maumee was then called. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Down in the roadway stood Jack Ness, the hired man, grinning broadly, and behind Mrs. Rover stood Alexander Pop, the colored helper, his mouth open from ear to ear. The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle or The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht. I had seen the hired man put fertilizer on the garden. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse The hired man of the worst enemy we got! The Man Next Door Mrs. Parloe touched a bell, and soon Mary appeared, and went off to find the hired man. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience Samuel must drop the corn in the hills for the hired man to cover, Robert will drop the beans, and Maggie must put in the pumpkin-seed. Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks "No, but you put that old rubber in, and I know it," grumbled the hired man, and then went back to bed. The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle or The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht. As yet there were but two servants on the place—a woman who did the house-work and a hired man, who slept in a room over the little barn at the rear of the house. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving "It was the man next door—the Wisners' hired man," says I. I'd rather of shot Old Man Wright and killed him decent than say what I did then. The Man Next Door Somehow his father raised the money to pay a hired man so that except in the long summer vacations Roger was relieved from farm work. The Forbidden Trail The hired man's pleasure is somewhat damped by hearing the hired girl remark that his mouth is like a barn-door with a load of hay in it. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 I tucked him into a spare bed, opened all the windows, and before I could turn out the light he was sawin' wood like a hired man. Shorty McCabe I imagine that the hired man can take care of him if he puts in an appearance. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving And as for them two," says he—"her and the Wisners' hired man—not a cent! The Man Next Door Meanwhile the hired man at home was poling the well under the sweep and "the old oaken bucket," thinking the little fellow might have leaned over the curb and tumbled in. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman "You're stuck, and stuck bad," says the hired man compassionately when he sees the suit. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 We had a German hired man that we paid $30 a month for six months. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History The boys learned from Jack Ness that hunting in the woods back of the farm was good, and two days before Christmas they went out with the hired man. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall You've made it hard for me—awful hard!—when you made your hired man run off with my girl. The Man Next Door Even worse was it to be dubbed by his brother and the hired man a "mud lark." Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman If the tramp hired man goes between them to adjust the chain, the oxen squeeze him flat, and one ox steps on his toe. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 Somebody had told Mrs. Osgood's hired man, who had told his wife, who told Mrs. Osgood—but for that matter there was no great secret about it. The Wrong Woman "I think they come from over yonder," and the hired man pointed with his hand to the northward. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall I tried to stop them and the old lady and Bonnie Bell was both hollering at them; but the hired man he raised his hand. The Man Next Door Martha might have reminded him that she was watering and feeding the stock, and saving the wages of a hired man, while she was wearing the wallaby coat, but she said not a word. The Second Chance The tramp hired man is particularly mad about it; he declares the old farmer wants him to work all day for a sheep's head and pluck, and sleep under a cart at night. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 Going through the Hired Man's Trunk There wasn't a soul at home but Willie Wallace, the hired man. Mitch Miller "Well, that makes one fox less anyway," said the hired man. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall I rather liked him even if he was only a hired man like myself. The Man Next Door Libby Anne and Mrs. Cavers worked in the field to save a hired man's wages. The Second Chance The sun for several weeks has reminded the hired man of a drop of hair-oil on a basin of water. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 A neighbor's hired man was riding home with the Dodsons, but as Mrs. Dodson did not mind him, she at once began to congratulate her husband on his maiden speech. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 "Certainly you can, and you can trust these boys, too," was the hired man's reply. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Their hired man only laughed when I seen him and apologized. The Man Next Door Then, being covered by the hired man's shotgun, they had to get up into the wagon. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets "Can't you let them geese alone?" is the frequent exclamation of the hired man in the stable to the boy in the mow. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 "I guess you wasn't in any o' them wars?" stated the hired man, inquiringly. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 The boys and the hired man went hastily into the cabin and looked around. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Neither did I say anything to Bonnie Bell about the hired man having came back; because she was doing right well the last day or so, brighter and more cheerful than she had been. The Man Next Door The hired man drove, while Elias Lacy sat in the rear, the shotgun ready for action so that the boys might not escape. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets I reckon he'd been there before me, because the first thing I knew a big ugly farmer and his hired man had me fast. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters And the hired man, with an axe in his hand, peered out of the woodshed door. The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot Slumber-Town Tales Two rough-looking men, evidently a farmer and his hired man, armed with guns, and holding a couple of dogs by ropes, came in sight close by. The Boy Scouts of Lenox I stood close up to the boathouse door and was going to step out, but what the hired man was saying to Bonnie Bell was so nervy I had to stop. The Man Next Door This talk was carried on in an undertone, so that neither the old farmer nor his hired man could understand what was said. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets It got astray yesterday afternoon, and our hired man found it this morning. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters Whenever Farmer Green or the hired man stepped into the yard, he started up with a wild look in his eye. The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot Slumber-Town Tales Finally the owner of the woods shook hands all around with them, and accompanied by his hired man and the two dogs respectfully took his departure. The Boy Scouts of Lenox Which do you want, him or us—us that's loved you and give you everything we had, or him, this here coward, that come in the back way—our worst enemy's hired man? The Man Next Door And in a highly excited fashion, Elias Lacy told his story, which was corroborated by his hired man. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets When Zinn's hired man comes down to see where his master is—as he surely will before long—I'll send him back for food. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters "No; nobody has seen him but you and me and the hired man." Second Book of Tales While they were eating who should appear but the hired man of Farmer Brush. The Boy Scouts of Lenox I had in my mind, too, how Bonnie Bell had looked at that hired man. The Man Next Door "Hadn't we better march 'em down to the barn?" suggested the hired man. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets One of the men was a Judge, two had been Chosen Freeholders, and the fourth was his hired man. Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches I broke Royal myself; father and the hired man stood around and made suggestions, and at times they presumed to take a hand in the proceedings. Second Book of Tales It was true that Farmer Green had almost more work than he could do just then, even with the aid of the hired man and Johnnie. The Tale of Daddy Longlegs Tuck-Me-In Tales Them folks didn't have so much on us, after all; for that hired man was shore a gay bird, and playing both sides the fence. The Man Next Door "I didn't do a thing," put in the rich boy, feeling safe, now that his mother and the hired man were on the scene. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand They opened it to admit Squire Paget's hired man. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle He regarded Bert with some anxiety, for he had been suddenly left in the lurch by a hired man who had received a better offer elsewhere, and hardly knew where to turn for assistance. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret |
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