| 单词 | meerschaum |
| 例句 | Spassky, looking uncomfortable, sat on Bobby’s right, and Vasiljevic, smoking a meerschaum pipe and appearing relaxed, was on his left. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The old gentleman leaned back in his chair and lighted an enormous meerschaum pipe—Good gracious, he breathes fire, thought the Wart, who had never heard of tobacco—before he was ready to reply. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The bowl of his pipe was made of meerschaum clay, and it had a flexible stem about three feet long so that the bowl rested on his lap. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Merlyn had finished his breakfast, and was puffing at the meerschaum pipe which made his pupil believe that he breathed fire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was another north woods gem: a convivial bar dripping with ephemera — beer steins, meerschaum pipes, more taxidermy — and, beyond that, a bustling dining room. Journeys: Wisconsin Supper Clubs, Old-Fashioned and Open to All 2011-11-23T18:45:06Z The Wellcome collection has dug out a cigar holder carved in 1864 from meerschaum clay, which was commonly used for making pipes. Museums put oddball objects on show 2013-05-21T18:53:45Z If, on the flip side, you have been consuming exclusively comics, exciting news: You are now twice as prestigious as you thought and can go buy a meerschaum smoking pipe. Opinion | Marvel comics are now Penguin Classics. Time to turn classics into Marvel. 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The truth is, that, unlike cutties and meerschaums, and other clay and earthen pipes, these briar-root productions are very strong, and will bear a great deal of knocking about. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He sported a meerschaum pipe; a spotted handkerchief was always knotted knowingly round his throat, and a white bull-dog, with red sidelong eyes and lips drawn up at the corners, followed close at his heel. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z Do but imagine a score of your acquaintances round a table, each an adept in this way, and each filling the atmosphere with coronet after coronet of vapour thrown up from meerschaum or cheroot. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z I hear my name called, I lay aside my book and meerschaum, push back my footrest, and go to the door. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z George always used to polish his own boots with as much passionate care as he would have devoted to the coloring of a meerschaum pipe. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z It was an equilateral triangle about two and a half inches on edge, cut from a slab of meerschaum a little over an inch thick. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z No one cares about the flavour of the tobacco; the only important point is to draw the smoke in such a way as to colour the meerschaum equally all over. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z After this he lit up a huge meerschaum pipe, “hoping there was no offence,” cleared his throat, turning his face upwards at the pendent compass, as if seeking help there. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Then, and not until then, would Ben sink into his rocking-chair with a sigh of relief and satisfaction, and light his very largest meerschaum pipe. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z He took up his hat, and lighted his old meerschaum pipe before going out. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Among the things that his biographer left out was that old black meerschaum pipe of the late sixties and early seventies. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z These are concentrated for the time on the noble task of bringing a meerschaum to a fine coffee-colour. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z In front of him was a thin young gentleman with a pale face, who puffed at a big meerschaum pipe as though he did not exactly like it. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Now he became aware of the fact that the mate was smoking a huge, deep-bowled meerschaum pipe. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z I had previously given him a fine meerschaum cigar holder. History of 'Billy the Kid' 2011-11-19T03:00:22.640Z Helena had in the meantime prepared her father's large meerschaum pipe, cutting up the rolled tobacco with which she filled it on a metal plate, and bringing it to him with a lighted match. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z With fastidious care Kenyon stuck a cigarette into a long meerschaum holder and laid himself down on the settee. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z As Denis watched he produced the same meerschaum that he had smoked all the voyage, a Turk's head beautifully coloured, with a curved amber mouthpiece, and proceeded to fill it from the same silken pouch. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Here, in an old-fashioned armchair, sat the master smoking a meerschaum pipe. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z The Count while on a mission to Turkey in 1723 was presented with a lump of meerschaum. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z Dear old father, sitting even now, perhaps, smoking his everlasting meerschaum behind his Scotsman. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z We’ll play one game of Twenty-Five, and I’ll back my boots, my meerschaum pipe, five ounces of tobacco, and Australia against Ireland and my fleet.’ The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z It was that of a young man in a tasseled dressing-gown, with an ornate meerschaum pipe pendent between the bushy black whiskers of the day. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z There was a porcelain standard on the mantel-piece, holding a meerschaum pipe; and a tobacco vase, with a little Hindoo god perched on the lid. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z The word meerschaum is composed of two German words, i. e., Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z The neck, too, to which the man pointed, was smooth and remarkably graceful, like the stem of an old meerschaum pipe, and as richly colored. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z He was tanned a rich bronze about the middle of the face, but it broke off across his forehead like the coloring of a meerschaum pipe. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z And the meerschaum pointed jerkily at Denis, who stood the heaving deck as a circus rider stands a horse, his hands still deep in his pea-jacket pockets. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z He took the mouthpiece of his meerschaum into his right hand and examined it to find out how far he had coloured it. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z The soil is alluvial and in these deposits the meerschaum is found in soft lumps and nodules having no definite or regular shape. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z He lit his big meerschaum pipe, and left the lights all burning. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Beside this, leaning on an alpenstock, a big meerschaum in his mouth, stood General Wyatt. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z This has a small mouth-piece, a long tube, and a meerschaum head, which gives it its greater value. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z He was engaged in seasoning a real meerschaum pipe, sewn up in soft leather. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z The principal European depots for meerschaum are Constantinople and Vienna. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z As I came up A.'s friend stood with his feet wide apart, and was in the act of lighting a meerschaum pipe. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z Yet even the next moment he found himself halting among a dozen comparisons—a golden sherry, a faintly dyed meerschaum, an autumn leaf, the inner bark of the madro�o. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The turnings are used in the preparation of imitation meerschaum heads, which are more brittle and less lasting than the real ones. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z She brought me my slippers and my old meerschaum pipe, which she had filled, and placed it between my teeth, and lit a match for me, and then sat on the floor beside me. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z It should be added that the chips and dust resulting from the working of the genuine meerschaum are bonded together with a solution and moulded and this is also sold as meerschaum. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z On saying good-bye to the detective, Captain Hampton, with much pressure, succeeded in inducing him to accept, as a remembrance, a handsome meerschaum that he had the evening before admired. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z "Holes," I cried, dropping my old meerschaum out of my mouth in my amazement; "I don't believe you're a man at all—you're a devil." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 12th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.207Z The two last pieces are united in the meerschaum and the clay-pipe into one. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z A big egg-shaped jewel on a pearl necklace lay on her bare neck, the skin of which was the colour of smoked meerschaum. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z If you are smoking a meerschaum and desire it to color well and evenly it is a good plan to use a false upper bowl to fit inside the bowl of your pipe. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z He then took out, filled, and lighted his meerschaum, and smoked in silence for some quarter of an hour, Mrs. Dobbs, meanwhile, knitting in equal silence. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z They stood in groups, close touching; the men smoking cigars, many of them grand meerschaum pipes, talking gravely to one another, or more jocosely to the girls—a crowd earnest, yet cheerful. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The material out of which the real meerschaum head is made, is dug in Spain, Portugal, and the ancient Thebes, and consists of a silicious clay, in chemical combination with water. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The writer remembers entering his shop one day to purchase a genuine meerschaum, and discovering, afterwards, that it was made of plaster of Paris, and smelt—when heated—like ancient sour-krout flavored with lamp-oil. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z Some smokers think that covering a meerschaum bowl with chamois will cause it to color well. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z He then took from his pocket a black leather case, and from the case a meerschaum pipe, which he proceeded to fill and light and smoke. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z After a slight repast drawn from his wallet, and a smoke from his meerschaum pipe, he set about painting a scene, he had at length selected. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z This seasoning of the meerschaum head is particularly difficult. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z When I called on him, he was smoking his meerschaum, as he walked up and down his garden in an old undressed coat, and a fur cap on his head. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z He thus discovered the coloring qualities of meerschaum. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z We ascended a steep narrow stair which led into a large well-lighted room, but so full of figures, flourishing swords, and meerschaums, that some minutes elapsed before I could comprehend the scene before me. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Eski-Shehr, a town of Asia Minor, 90 miles S.E. of the Sea of Marmora, with warm baths and manufactures of meerschaum pipes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z In these heads manufactured in Lemgo, there is no real meerschaum clay used, but a mixture of clay, chalk, and egg-shells. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The farmer's sheep may scale the crumbling walls, and browse the weedy enclosure at will: give Lewin Murdock his meerschaum pipe, with enough brandy and water, and he but laughs. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z There is no known material which in the opinion of smokers equals genuine meerschaum as a material for pipes. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z A meerschaum some three feet long, and a tobacco bag like a school-boy's satchel, supply his wants in life. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z Her popularity was unbounded; one could hardly pass a tobacconist's shop without noticing the familiar features carved upon a meerschaum pipe; and her photographs were everywhere. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z The colonel, who had been reading on the opposite side of the deck, calmly smoking the while, dropped his book and only saved his meerschaum by a cricketer's smart catch. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z About 18 m. to the E. are extensive deposits of meerschaum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The circumstances under which meerschaum came to be used for smoking pipes have already been detailed. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z He stopped at a corner to fill and light his meerschaum. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z "No; that included pipes, and amber mouthpieces, and meerschaums for presents,—it rained presents!" Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z Mr. Hinchford was in a reflective, wide-awake mood, and not inclined for rest just then; he sat with his slippered feet on the fender, puffing away at his meerschaum. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z The Squire sat in his armchair by the window, lost in the dense clouds of smoke which issued from his meerschaum. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z The number of genuine meerschaum pipes annually manufactured is probably much less than one-half a million, while there are probably three or four times as many imitations. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z "Cyril," says Guy, removing the meerschaum from between his lips, and regarding its elaborate silver bands with some nervousness, "I wish you would not go to The Cottage so often as you do." Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z The farmer’s sheep may scale the crumbling walls, and browse the weedy enclosure at will; give Lewin Murdock his meerschaum pipe, with enough brandy and water, and he but laughs. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z "Merl wants a bet with you, in fact," said Martin, as he applied alight to his meerschaum; "and if you won't have him, I will." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z He was quietly reading, and smoking a meerschaum pipe with a stem as long as my arm, but the sound of my feet aroused him, and he raised his head. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Imitation meerschaum of the cheaper kind are sometimes artificially colored by the makers. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z He is clad in a light-gray suit of tweed, and has in his mouth a meerschaum pipe of the very latest design. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z A corpulent little silver watch, with Arabic numerals upon its face, and a meerschaum pipe, not much coloured, were among them. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Herr Witold sat in his arm-chair at a window, but his face and head were quite lost in dense clouds of smoke from his meerschaum pipe. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Then Garth brought forth from the depths a hand, removed the meerschaum from his mouth, and, having knocked out the ash, lovingly laid the pipe on the mantelpiece. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z "Yes, sir," said the man, removing his meerschaum from his mouth, and spitting with unerring accuracy into a spittoon by his side. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z At length the narcotic property of the weed produced a soporific effect; Morpheus demanded his toll; and the wearied hunter, despite pain of wounds, and mental anxiety, sank into sleep, meerschaum in mouth. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Since he bought a stake in a meerschaum import/export business I'd wager. England v Bangladesh ? live! 2010-05-27T09:15:00Z The minerals known to exist are—alum, antimony, arsenic, asbestos, boracide, chrome, coal, copper, emery, fuller’s earth, gold, iron, kaolin, lead, lignite, magnetic iron, manganese, meerschaum, mercury, nickel, rock-salt, silver, sulphur and zinc. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Garth had been engaged in writing a letter and puffing smoke over it from a meerschaum pipe some shades browner than his face. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z In his satisfaction he blew down clouds from his meerschaum, so that the silver supports of his tea-glass rattled on either side. The Undying Past A tall figure loomed out of the shadows of the apartment, and presently resolved itself into the figure of a man with his hands in his pockets, and a huge meerschaum pipe in his mouth. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 Telfer finished his sentence with a puff of smoke from his meerschaum, as he sat in his bedroom after the ball, into which sanctuary I had followed him to talk a little before turning in. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories The vicar was lying comfortably in a basket-chair, trying to color a meerschaum. The Gay Adventure A Romance He lay stretched at full length on the sofa, languidly smoking the brownest of meerschaums, and dreamily watching the smoke curl and wreath around his head. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The woollen wrapper fell off, and what actually revealed itself was a cleanly carved meerschaum point in the form of a woman's leg. The Undying Past Nay then, farewell, my duckling roast, Farewell, farewell, my tea and toast, My meerschaum and cigars! Rhyme? And Reason? "I am sorry," said he, slowly, between the whiffs of his meerschaum. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories In one hand he carried a meerschaum, the other leaned upon a cane, and with all the dependence of one who could not walk without its aid. The Fortunes Of Glencore He knew a shop at which were to be had some very pretty new-fashioned meerschaums, which, he had been told, smokers of pipes found to be excellent. Ayala's Angel He had pushed his Hungarian fez at a rakish angle over his left ear, and held a silver-set meerschaum between his black teeth. The Undying Past I seated myself in the sitting-room that had been provided for me, and took up my meerschaum, and endeavored to compose myself. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Afterwards he offered him a cigar, and taking out a huge meerschaum mouthpiece, he began calmly to color it, calling up at the same time, with a veteran's satisfaction, various anecdotes of his academy life. Maximina Thank you," said Harcourt, as he re-entered; "you see I am not vain of my meerschaum without reason. The Fortunes Of Glencore He looked first at the clay pipes, then at the meerschaums, weighed several of the latter in his hand, and finally he pulled out his pocket-book. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone While the soup was cooling, and after placing his tobacco bag and his meerschaum pipe on the paper, he began his dinner. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. Then he drew from his pocket the paper, which he took daily from the post, cut it open while his soup was cooling, laid his tobacco-pouch and meerschaum upon it, and finally began his dinner. Edelweiss A Story Ah, here is some of my own Maryland tobacco and a pipe the Germans call meerschaum; and one word more: you have infinitely obliged me and my wife. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington You shall see her again,” said Pratt, looking ruefully at his meerschaum scraps, as he dusted his hat. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One The speaker was a short, round-bodied little man with a great meerschaum pipe. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine From his coat pocket he produced a fragrant Missouri meerschaum, and although smoking was strictly forbidden in the church, he felt that he was entitled to certain indulgences, and accordingly filled and lighted it. Sube Cane And therewith he produced a leather bag and a very much smoked meerschaum, short and ungainly as his own figure. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance I got a pipe for my father,—oh, a beauty!—meerschaum, of course, carved with a head of Schumann, the most perfect likeness! Hildegarde's Harvest His father told me that that there boy Bobby saved up, and then laid out all he'd got upon a meerschaum pipe for to colour it. A Marriage at Sea She imagined he was before her in the room, reclining on the sofa, puffing long on the meerschaum. The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh "Madam," inquired the judge, putting the end of his cigar in a meerschaum mouthpiece, "has he written poetry to you too?" Gertrude's Marriage There was nothing wanting; even richly carved meerschaums and walking-sticks were paraded, in the hope that as objects of art and elegance they might attract her favor. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day He very seldom tastes coffee or wine, or smokes a cigar; but he drinks beer freely, and smokes tobacco in a meerschaum pipe nearly all the time when at work. Methods of Authors Here, amid long, terraced rows of tropical plants, a bearded dwarf in a green coat crouched before an earthen tray of lilies of the valley, tranquilly puffing up a massive, tobacco-stained meerschaum. Pastoral Affair Down below, beyond the wet platform, rose the well-colored meerschaum of the little French steamer, whose long-boats hung just above the edge of the wharf. An American Girl Abroad Uncle Lorincz blushed to the ears, and would have given his best meerschaum to have been helped out of the unpleasant dilemma. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 The other man was in civilian tweeds, astride of a chair with his arms on the back, smoking a large curved meerschaum pipe. Command "And why not?" broke in Count Walstein, who sat silently up to this smoking his meerschaum in a corner. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Mr. Bloom was on deck, moving softly to and fro, smoking an immense meerschaum carved to the likeness of a skull. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Here and there the masonry has the mellow tones of meerschaum, shaded with pinkish and lava-gray tints, but the effect is rather that of ancient marble than of limestone. Cathedrals of Spain "It is all better as it is," growled out an old captain, between the puffs of his meerschaum. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II There were also commissions to purchase in numerable things, ranging from meerschaum pipes to fine flannel shirts. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Walstein smiled at the boy's enthusiasm, and lighted his meerschaum in silence; and thus they journeyed, each too full of his own thoughts to care for converse. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life He waved his grisly meerschaum and added: 'Lovely place, Havana.' Captain Macedoine's Daughter IF a man would display the same patience in catering to a wife that he does in coloring an old meerschaum pipe matrimony would be as pleasant as a pipe dream. Reflections of a Bachelor Girl The king did not partake, but sat sighing and smoking a meerschaum pipe. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) He took his pipe out of his mouth, and said, "Don't," very curtly, and then replaced the meerschaum, and puffed at it energetically. Under False Pretences A Novel You are reclining perhaps in your domicile opposite, dreamily coloring your meerschaum, and watching Mr. Greenhorn. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 Look at the sums they spend for cigars and meerschaums,—an expense which hasn’t even the pretense of usefulness in any way; it’s a purely selfish, nonsensical indulgence. Household Papers and Stories But I’m like this meerschaum here,—a hard piece and slow in coloring.” Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 For sometime, Clarence had watched the new meerschaum from a distance. The Land of Look Behind But his eyes went from the meerschaum to a sheet of white letter paper upon the table which contained some fragments of hardened mortar gathered in two little heaps. Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist And as a return for such affection, the venerable Missouri meerschaum lent to its young master an air that was comfortably domestic and peaceable. The Missourian I answer, First and foremost, retrench things needless, doubtful, and positively hurtful, as rum, tobacco, and all the meerschaums of divers colors that do accompany the same. Household Papers and Stories His meerschaum pipe was kept filled for him, and when it went out, the children rushed to light it again with paper spills. Skipper Worse Now it came to pass that Clarence's owner was passing through a metamorphosis of sorts where he believed a meerschaum pipe would ease the tobacco habit. The Land of Look Behind Dr. Baumgartner produced a seasoned meerschaum, carved in the likeness of a most ferocious face, and put a pinch of dark tobacco through the turban into the bowl. The Camera Fiend Loss of patience had menace enough, though the Southerner had not stirred from his lazy posture in the doorway nor overlooked a single contented puff from the Missouri meerschaum. The Missourian The little old Frenchman drew out a much-stained meerschaum pipe and began placidly to smoke it. The Ivory Snuff Box The people are smoking cigarettes, or cigars at worst, not meerschaums. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 She remained quietly where she had been placed, between a flannel waistcoat and a pair of stockings, with her head resting on a meerschaum pipe. Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Pocket had a last wave from the hideous meerschaum head, and a nod from the other. The Camera Fiend Except the Storm Centre, who fondly closed his palm over his cob meerschaum and felt its warmth and seemed far away, a dangerous poet. The Missourian And the old man knocked the ashes from his Missouri meerschaum and ambled into the kitchen where the long green hung. Oklahoma Sunshine The genuine old Satsuma ware, by constant use, obtained, like meerschaum, a delightful tint. The Empire of the East To Spain, where, said the invalid, they talk so loud and drink water, he would not go; nor to Germany, the land of meerschaums and sour crout. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches Dr. Baumgartner smoked his meerschaum in the gathering shade at the back of the house. The Camera Fiend He may be heavy, but he is hard-muscled and brown as an old meerschaum. The Prairie Child He drank enormous quantities of beer, and smoked from morning till night a tremendous meerschaum, which must have held at least a pint of tobacco. The Land of Thor I had luxuriated in a few brilliants and the old Polish rose-diamonds, and had descended to mounting a monstrous meerschaum pipe in silver. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Nothing can be more suggestive of lazily industrious Jewry than this short, thick-set clothier, with the curved nose, and spiral, oily hair, who sits out on the sidewalk and blows clouds from his meerschaum pipe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Placing his meerschaum on the mantelpiece, Malcolm Sage produced a well-worn briar from his pocket, which, having got into commission, he proceeded once more with the game. Malcolm Sage, Detective When we had partaken of some salmon and capercaillie, cooked after the Norwegian process—where butter abounded, and had lighted our meerschaums, we went at a gallop homewards. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition There sat the odalisque on the edge of the bed, fully dressed, puffing away at his big meerschaum, blowing clouds that filled the room. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Sometimes M. Brossard himself would come, smoking his big meerschaum, and help the English class during preparation, and put us up to a thing or two worth knowing. The Martian One can see that he's a colored meerschaum. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen "It's looking pretty ugly for Blade," remarked Freynes, recognising by the substitution of the briar for the meerschaum that Malcolm Sage was ready for conversation. Malcolm Sage, Detective This occupied some little time; and after collecting a decent boatful, we lighted our meerschaums, and floated homewards. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Her father, perhaps from force of habit, sat with a big meerschaum in hand, by the empty stove, and if his face expressed anything at all it was phlegmatic content. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter We found Judson seated in a big armchair, smoking a meerschaum pipe. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales Now he took the handsome meerschaum pipe from his mouth, from which he had been puffing smoke slowly, and said in a cold, yet quiet voice, “How long you been waitin’, Buck?” Northern Lights Puffing steadily at a gigantic meerschaum, he moved the cards with a deliberation which suggested that his attention rather than his thoughts was absorbed in the game. Malcolm Sage, Detective "A meerschaum pipe, and a walking-stick with a little man to hold matches on the top of it." The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea A tall, slouch-shouldered man, wide brim felt hat, black hair almost to his shoulders, complexion very dark, long black moustache and whiskers and eternally, when awake, a big black meerschaum in his mouth, puffing away. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. There were days when he took tobacco: witness that portrait of himself, smoking a very long meerschaum pipe in "Love's Triumph," etched about 1845. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 A meerschaum or a wooden pipe is then allowable, but never a clay or a dudeen. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men In his pockets were half a dozen new handkerchiefs and the case containing Mr. Rooper’s Centennial meerschaum. A Chosen Few Short Stories Rows of cheap watches hung on their chains, and there was a lot of second-hand meerschaum pipes, and a walrus tusk, carved about a little. Old Junk No man in the army has a better colored meerschaum. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. Nope," said the boy, as he looked in the mirror to see how his eye was coloring, with all the pride of a man who is coloring a meerschaum; "I just had a fight. Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy 1899 Then he leaned back determinedly and lighted his meerschaum. The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series His pipe was a meerschaum, handsomely colored, with a long amber tip. A Chosen Few Short Stories Once a meerschaum pipe had haunted him for six weeks; the tobacconist had drawn it out of a drawer with some air of secrecy as he was buying a packet of 'Lone Star.' The House of Souls He went with his meerschaum pipe that cost nearly sixty pounds, and he took a girl from the Palais-Royal. Renée Mauperin For, your meerschaum is a fragile thing, and eminently frangible. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce No, Andrew," said he, reaching for his long meerschaum pipe and holding its coffee-brown bowl lovingly between his thick fingers, as he proceeded to fill it from a pouch on the mantel, "No, Andrew. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play It was a remarkably fine meerschaum pipe, such as the sergeant had longed irrationally to own for many years. The Ambulance Made Two Trips Presently down came the young fellow again, meerschaum in hand, the moonlight glinting on his slender figure, so trim and jaunty in the battery dress. Waring's Peril Those, moreover, who possessed a taste for art did not omit to paint on the wall, with red chalk, hussars, two-legged heads with six noses and one eye, large meerschaum pipes, &c., &c. The Day of Wrath It is said that about one-half of all pipes now sold are made from artificial meerschaum. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce He stopped to light the big meerschaum he had just filled. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play He did, extracting tobacco and a pipe that was by no means a meerschaum from his pocket. The Ambulance Made Two Trips "I am very much afraid," said the Lieutenant, slowly, interrupted by frequent whiffs at a well-colored meerschaum, "that the Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel will have difficulty to save themselves." Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac The zoologist carried a meerschaum; the guides smoked out of Indian calumets of the celebrated steatite, or red claystone. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Many a fine meerschaum keeps up its cheerful fire on a shilling a-week. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The gnarled hand that held the meerschaum relaxed. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play Oddly enough, he thought of a beautifully carved meerschaum pipe he'd found with the milk that morning. The Ambulance Made Two Trips Where the Colonel, with his little meerschaum pipe he was so intent upon coloring? Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses He cashed me a draft for a hundred dollars, and I filled my saddle-bags with smoking-tobacco, spirits, a meerschaum pipe, packages of sardines, a box of cigars, and some cheap publications. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War A German receiver can be washed out like a teacup, and the oil collected is of value, but a meerschaum should never be wetted. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce "Such a contrast between brothers I have never seen," he continued, blowing a thick cloud from his meerschaum pipe. Good Blood Prominent among them was Eric, stretched at ease, and looking up at the clouds, towards which curled the puffed fumes of his meerschaum, a gift of Wildney’s. Eric, or Little by Little Take, for example, the canoe of a savage, which is a simple use-value, and a meerschaum pipe, which is a commodity. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles After saying this they began to fill their big meerschaum pipes with tobacco and lighted them, and smoke came out as if from a small funnel. The Land of the Long Night To properly color a meerschaum is now considered as one of the fine arts and when completed is considered quite a triumph. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Fresh, vigorous puffs from the meerschaum accompanied these words. Good Blood Yet a nice attention to detail may prove that the cob has some secret affinity with cider, for a Missouri meerschaum never tastes so well as after three glasses of this rustic elixir. Pipefuls Papa Wolf, having with much difficulty persuaded his meerschaum to draw, parted his coat-tails and settled himself on the piano stool. The Forbidden Trail When Monsieur Dorn was not drilling his brigade he was generally to be found at the Caf� de la Regence, smoking a huge meerschaum with a cherry wood stem and sipping Geneva. Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Some of these are amateurs, who smoke Tobacco only with the view of gratifying that taste for color which is satisfied when a bowl of clay or meerschaum is sufficiently yellowed, browned, or blacked. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Generally he sat clasping one knee, staring directly in front of him, and puffing regularly on a "meerschaum" pipe he had earned by saving the tags of Spearhead tobacco. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life He lived, poor fellow, by carving meerschaum pipes for the trade, but he lived for 'Madeline and Porphyro' and his art. An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) When the long dinner hour was over, Papa Wolf lighted his meerschaum. The Forbidden Trail So at last you do love a cigar better than a meerschaum? The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Pipe-colorers, who go around coloring pipes or meerschaums, pride themselves on the rapidity with which they are enabled to color a pipe. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Jimmy led them, his hands deep in his pockets, puffing white steam-clouds at regular intervals from his "meerschaum" pipe. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Not many old meerschaums knocking about with a tale like that attached to 'em.' An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) You cannot toss about its treasures as you would your own rough calfs and obdurate hogskins; as soon would you be tempted to pull out your meerschaum and punk-box in a cathedral. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author All of logs, high ceilinged, with smoked rafters stained like an old meerschaum pipe. The Black Wolf Pack The Dutch are famous clay-pipe smokers, not countenancing the cigar so much as their neighbors the Belgians, nor the meerschaum so largely as their German neighbors on the Rhine frontier. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce He puffed periodically on his "meerschaum" pipe, and directed the sluicing. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life But the meerschaum pipe was not yet done with, and it played its part in a tragedy before its tale was fully told. An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) But I, who was beginning to enjoy myself amazingly in such congenial society, only filled Boker’s great meerschaum with Latakia, and puffed away. Memoirs Finally, when he was comfortably abed and puffing away at a short meerschaum, he turned to his comrade, stared at him for an instant, and then called him by name, twice. The Genius Why, yes," said Dupin drawlingly, between the whiffs of his meerschaum, "I really—think, G——, you have not exerted yourself—to the utmost in this matter. The Short-story Perhaps it was owing to the fact that there was no mother in the household that Ned smoked a meerschaum in the breakfast-room while he read the paper. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue When she mentioned the pipe Dr. Wattiss drew a packet from his pocket and unwound it carefully, and laid the precious meerschaum on the table. An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) He handed me a small sketch-book, and, while I turned over the leaves, busied himself in filling a short meerschaum. In the Track of the Troops “Perfectly happy,” replied Lewis, taking a small case from his pocket, from which he extracted a neat little meerschaum pipe, and began to fill it with tobacco. Rivers of Ice Like a meerschaum pipe, it takes a power of colouring to get 'em to the right tinge. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn “No, no, my good friend; I will stay and fight, and attend to those who may be wounded,” answered the doctor, still sucking at his beloved meerschaum. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela Many of the officers indeed were quietly smoking their meerschaums, looking down the harbour, while they directed the artillerymen at the guns. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Blow high, blow low, the skipper walked the deck with his hands in his pockets and a huge meerschaum in his mouth, looking as composed as usual? The Three Admirals The pipe was a superb meerschaum, admirably colored, black as the teeth of its owner, but fragrant, curved, shining familiar to his hand, and the natural complement to his physiognomy. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories The cloud-compelling meerschaums were produced, and they sat in high-backed chairs, watching the thin wreaths of smoke as they curled upwards to the skylight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 I assured him I did not; and he having lighted a big meerschaum pipe which he drew from his pocket, we returned to the fort. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela The very cows looked bewildered, and Mynheer, taking his meerschaum from his lips, sighed deeply. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 Then putting on his coat and hat, and taking up his bundle, not forgetting his meerschaum and the rest of his smoking apparatus, he departed on his way. The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" "A splendid country this!" exclaimed Gabriel Zimandy, when he had lighted his meerschaum and found himself at leisure to survey the landscape. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania Serpentine, asbestos, talc, and meerschaum are examples of such substances. An Elementary Study of Chemistry After smoking his meerschaum for the best part of an hour, he declared himself ready to start. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela I had not thrown my pipe away for it was a beautifully carved meerschaum—a present. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 I speak from personal knowledge, for I have seen the time that I never felt prouder than when behind a five or ten cent cigar or meerschaum. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail She pushed on, hardly certain now that she had not lost it, or that it had ever led anywhere, when she stumbled suddenly over a handsome meerschaum pipe, still warm, and colored to a nicety. While Caroline Was Growing Serpentine, talc, asbestos, and meerschaum are important complex silicates of aluminium and magnesium, and granite is a mechanical mixture of quartz, feldspar, and mica. An Elementary Study of Chemistry “Light your meerschaum, doctor,” I said, “while I go and see how matters are proceeding.” The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela He has around him all the luxuries that wealth will purchase, and is reclining on a low sofa, quietly smoking his meerschaum. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants Just fancy when he is sitting alone of an evening over his meerschaum, what nice, sociable smokes we can have together. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel He searched his pockets and found half a plug of tobacco, but not his meerschaum. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers He decided to buy the meerschaum first, and with unhesitating steps he sought the tobacco-store in whose window he had seen it. The Tangled Threads The faintest rise of collar bone showed under the satiny skin, fine as a magnolia petal, the color of faintly tinted meerschaum. The Emigrant Trail He holds in his left hand his meerschaum; his right hangs carelessly at his side, and grasps a novelette. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants Captain Danton stood on the front steps smoking a meerschaum pipe, as she came up the avenue. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel The old pipe put aside, I turned to a meerschaum, which had been presented to me years before, with the caution that I must not smoke it unless I wore kid gloves. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke And immediately there popped into Jasper's mind the thought of a certain exquisitely carved meerschaum which he had seen in a window and which he had greatly coveted. The Tangled Threads It is present in larger or smaller quantity in most silicates; and the minerals, serpentine, talc, steatite and meerschaum are essentially hydrated silicates of magnesia. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. The meerschaum bowl fell to the floor, scattering a trail of sparks as it rolled away. The Mayor of Warwick And Doctor Frank heard it, and smiled, as he smoked his meerschaum, and thought so too. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Though Jimmy's boastfulness about his meerschaum was hard to bear, none of us ever denied the pipe's worth. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke A very handsome meerschaum seemed to give also a hint of my brother's presence. Daisy in the Field Ducie maintained a judicious silence and went on puffing gravely at his meerschaum. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 When M. Platzoff had smoked his meerschaum to the last whiff, he put it carefully away, and disposed himself to follow Ducie's example in the matter of sleep. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 Fitting the meerschaum to the wood, he had gained confidence and was going ahead full steam. The Freebooters of the Wilderness The man through the wall has not a cherry-wood stem to his meerschaum, and consequently it is too light. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke He filled a stubby meerschaum pipe with tobacco, and put on cap and coat preparatory to going out of doors. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman The meerschaum was again filled, and Malise Grey contemplated his picture. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales When breakfast was over, the Major lighted an immense meerschaum, and then invited me to accompany him over his little demesne. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 "If it were not that I might trouble the ladies," said the minister, "I might take a draw out of poor Coristine's meerschaum." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life A clay, I need scarcely say, has an entirely different tap from a meerschaum, but the man through the wall does not treat these two pipes as if they were on an equality. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke To smoke a white meerschaum in the streets, however, is very inferior form. Certain Personal Matters The meerschaum fairly smoked out, the artist drew from a dusty pile of canvases one on which he had painted a family group. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales This he opened, and from it extracted a large meerschaum pipe elaborately mounted with gold filigree work. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 There, too, was a young man, his hands encased in black kid gloves, sitting down on a bench with Mr. Terry, and with difficulty filling a meerschaum pipe. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life I have an uneasy feeling that I never did justice to meerschaums, and for this reason: I only smoked them after my brier was hot, so that I never gave them a fair chance. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke He was smoking a small, well-colored meerschaum pipe with evident relish. Hearts and Masks Whoever has been the votary of a meerschaum will understand the pride with which I frequently displayed my pipe and its deepening colour to Bailey, often to his great amusement I must admit. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland This English tailor will provide him with a "capital fit," that German tobacconist with a creamy meerschaum. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The lawyer took out his plug, more easily carried than cut tobacco, and whittled it down with his knife to fill his handsome Turk's head meerschaum. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life "Oh, see what I have done" 27 "I fell in love with two little meerschaums" 33 Pipes and pouch 36 Tailpiece Chap. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke The stranger relinquished the cherry-wood pipe and filled a meerschaum from a pouch which he carried in the pocket of his cloak. The Half-Hearted It was a windy night and a sudden gust blew his tall hat into the river, and after it unfortunately dropped the meerschaum. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Looking sternly at the two, he asked, in a threatening voice: "Which of you put dat powder in mine meerschaum, eh? which of you done dat, eh?" Oonomoo the Huron Macleod, whose judgment on the whole Is faultless, has been led astray To nurse a high-born meerschaum bowl, For which he sweetly had to pay. The Scarlet Gown being verses by a St. Andrews Man I now began to calculate how I could become owner of the meerschaums—prior to dispatching them by parcel-post to my brother—without paying for them. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke "An' don't be forgetting to bring me the meerschaum pipe from Sicily an' the leathern pocket-book from Florence," the Major said to Patsy, impressively. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad To colour a meerschaum was the ambition of smokers, swearing was considered neither low nor vulgar, and snuffing was fashionable. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland "Dat meerschaum can't be fixed," he soliloquized, taking the bare stem out of his mouth and looking sorrowfully at it. Oonomoo the Huron Clay, meerschaum, hookah, what are they That I should view them with desire? The Scarlet Gown being verses by a St. Andrews Man With tobacco in his pocket Jimmy could refill his pipe without moving, but sometimes he crawled along the hearth-rug to let the fire-light play more exquisitely on his meerschaum bowl. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke Caleb, meanwhile, sat with his host in the clock-room, smoking many a meerschaum, and listening to the keeper's talk about his beautiful charge,—a pet as well as a duty with him, obviously. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 One Saturday night our fine policeman was airing himself on this platform, colouring a handsome new meerschaum for Mr. Swarbrick. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Before he married, as free and easy a man as ever smoked a meerschaum. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 I answer, First and foremost retrench things needless, doubtful, and positively hurtful, as rum, tobacco, and all the meerschaums of divers colors that do accompany the same. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Then they passed the whole college staff in review; a pitiful, grotesque, and terrible procession it was, with such heads as are seen on meerschaum pipes, and profiles instinct with hatred and suffering. His Masterpiece "I'll smoke myself into some sort of decent quiet, before I go up town, at least"; and taking his huge meerschaum, settling himself sedately, began his quieting operation with appalling energy. What Answer? Secondarily, his occupation was to start the colouring of new meerschaums for Mr. Swarbrick. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland As their family increased, thinking still further retrenchment necessary, she gently broached the relinquishing of the meerschaum. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 I have an enormous meerschaum and a corps of friends equally well piped. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Fifth Week.—Red ochre outline of increased whiskers, flourishing imperial, and chevaux-de-frise moustache; dirty shirt; French cap; Jersey over-all; one slipper and a boot; meerschaum; dressing-gown; and principal seat at the free and easy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841 He went one night to the club, and was surprised to find his seat occupied by a tall dark-browed man, who smoked a meerschaum of prodigious size in solemn silence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 30, 1841 With an old meerschaum and a pint of tolerable sherry, we seat ourselves at our window, and hold many an imaginative conversation with our friend Tom. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 12, 1841 To cheer my night or glad my day My pipe was ever willing; The meerschaum or the lowly clay Alike repaid the filling. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry I shall say, 'My dear fellow, I'm glad you changed your mind about the meerschaum; it was as you say, too handsome for a man in my position.' The Burglar and the Blizzard A Christmas Story Block, Smoked Austria The name is self-explanatory and suggests a well-colored meerschaum. The Complete Book of Cheese In honeydew had steeped my soul Had been of cherry pipes a cracker, And watched the creamy meerschaum's bowl Grow weekly, daily, hourly blacker. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 30, 1892 The clergyman thinking too of his own bitter experience lapsed into contemplative cleaning of a much valued meerschaum pipe. Westways The pipe came safe, and welcome, too, As anything must be from you; A meerschaum pure, 'twould float as light As she the girls called Amphitrite. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry This speech was delivered over the mouthpiece of the vice-palatine's meerschaum. The Nameless Castle In India a hookah, in Persia a nargilly, in Egypt a sheesha, in Turkey a chibouque, in Germany a meerschaum, in Holland a pipe, in Spain a cigar—I have tried them all. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 566, September 15, 1832 Both these officers were somewhat past the middle age, quiet and affable, and each enjoyed himself in coloring a meerschaum. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life It was the supreme test of our determination to win the war: the price of Missouri meerschaums went up 20 per cent and there was no insurrection. Mince Pie Say, then, old honest meerschaum! shall I weave Thy history together with my own? Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry He was walking up and down, smoking his meerschaum pipe. The Daughter of the Commandant We have known a little boy to vomit from drawing air a few times through the empty meerschaum pipe of his German teacher. Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink He stood there looking into a drawer of meerschaum pipes. Weird Tales from Northern Seas A Missouri meerschaum whose bowl is browned and whose fiber stem is frayed and stringy with biting betrays a meditative and reasonable owner. Mince Pie We were sitting at chess as the sun went down; And he, from his meerschaum's glossy brown, With a ring of smoke made his king a crown. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry Skeletons are sold, bleached and with gilded hinges, to the medical students, who buy the pale horrors as openly as meerschaum pipes. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 The pipe came safe, and welcome too, As anything must be from you; A meerschaum pure, 'twould float as light As she the girls call Amphitrite. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Hamilton found him in his little study, smoking a huge meerschaum. The Conqueror I love thee, whether thou appearest in the shape of a cigar, or diest away in sweet perfume enshrined in the meerschaum bowl; I love thee with more than woman's love! Newton Forster It matters not what book on knee, Old Izaak or the Odyssey, It matters not meerschaum or clay. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry When the critic reached home he was feeling pretty sad, so he looked around for his meerschaum. Said the Observer But his hands were old, the veins twisted wiring, and his third finger yellowly stained, like meerschaum darkening. The Vertical City All the others laughed as well as they could, with clays, meerschaums, briars, and asbestos pipes in their mouths. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 8, 1890 By this time we were half-way to Paris, and the student, satisfied with his success, packed up his folio, brought out a great meerschaum with a snaky tube, and smoked like a factory-chimney. In the Days of My Youth Well, sir, that meerschaum has its reasons For showing marks of time and wear; For in its smoke through fifty seasons My grandsire blew his cares away! Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry Orsetti has a meerschaum between his teeth, from which he is puffing out columns of smoke. The Italians Of those which must be kept and used, I will name three,—meerschaum pipes, violins, and poems. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 Then he lighted his meerschaum, closed the window, squared his chair in front of it, and looked out. Round the Block Prominent among them was Eric, stretched at ease, and looking up at the clouds, towards which curled the puffed fumes of his meerschaum--a gift of Wildney's. Eric Come to me, O my meerschaum, For the vile street organs play; And the torture they're inflicting Will vanish quite away. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry Sir David Forster looked at Gilbert Fenton curiously for a moment, and then took up an empty meerschaum that lay upon a little table near him, and began to fill it with a thoughtful air. Fenton's Quest Now I tell you a poem must be kept and used, like a meerschaum, or a violin. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 "I'm really too lazy to discuss it now," replied Marcus, smiling, and filling his meerschaum from the tobacco pouch which hung conveniently at the window's side. Round the Block The table was set for two, and on one corner was the fresh handkerchief and the rose-dark meerschaum bowl. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel Come to me, O my meerschaum, And whisper to me here, If you like me better than coffee, Than grog, or the bitter beer. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry Cromwell, in more sober garments, had an even jauntier attitude than the king; for he sat astride the chair, with his chin resting on the back of it, smoking a cigarette in a meerschaum holder. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 He takes his meerschaum from the teapoy by his side and examines it critically. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 He pointed to a meerschaum, carved into the semblance of a Dutchman's head, which looked not unlike his own. Round the Block He found the old man sitting in the dark by the window, the meerschaum glowing…. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel My loved companion I have lost,— That friend my meerschaum pipe is! Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry I said, "Henry, I don't want to buy your mine, but I will give you twenty-five dollars' worth of grub and a meerschaum pipe if you will go away and leave me alone." Building a State in Apache Land The Germans prefer the porous meerschaum,—the Canadians, the common clay. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 He has a cigar-holder with an amber mouthpiece and a woman all naked carved in meerschaum. The Aspirations of Jean Servien Peaceful's mild, blue eyes twinkled over his old meerschaum. Good Indian Old meerschaum pipe, I'll fondly wipe Thy scarred and blackened form, For thou to me wilt ever be— Whate'er betides the storm— A casket filled with memories Of life's Auroral morn. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry Unconsciously a glance from her ever restless eyes flashed across the table to where Horatio Camelford sat, puffing clouds of smoke into the air from a huge black meerschaum pipe. The Philosopher's Joke In Austria the cigars are detestable, though Hungary grows good tobacco, and its Turkish border furnishes some of the meerschaum clay. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 And mynheer, looking with great astonishment into the bowl of his meerschaum, for it had gone out, nodded to his vrouw and left the apartment in great haste. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O Then, as if reproaching himself for the longing that he could not repress, he went and kissed the two tousled heads upon the pillow, took down his seldom-used meerschaum, and opened his Plato. Little Women Late into the night we smoked our meerschaums. Tracks of a Rolling Stone The strigiles would have vanished before the meerschaum, had that magic clay then been known. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 There was every variety of pipes, from those of common clay to the most expensive meerschaums mounted in silver and gold. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates And I think Mr. Hobbs would like a gold watch and chain to remember me by, and a meerschaum pipe. Little Lord Fauntleroy Grayson sat near, smoking a pipe; and when I read the girl's name I saw him take the meerschaum from his lips, and I felt his eyes on me. Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories We discussed the relative merits of all the tobaccos in the world - of moist tobacco and dry tobacco, of old tobacco and new tobacco, of clay pipes and wooden pipes and meerschaum pipes. Tracks of a Rolling Stone This is acrid, of a dark brown color, and having a smell as of an old pipe, in the pores of which, particularly of meerschaum clay, it may be found. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 The large man drew out a red case, and extracted a great yellow meerschaum, out of which, a moment later, he was puffing thick wreaths of smoke. Beyond the City This will aim a blow at side stove-pipes as well as at meerschaums; but, fortunately, it will not prevent the smoking of hams or of perpendicular chimneys. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870 When the tent began to fill with the smoke of his meerschaum pipe, and while his black boy cleared the table for us to resume writing, we talked of books. The Cavalier The make-up still on her face turned her brown skin to a meerschaum pallor and the dusky brick-red of her cheeks to an unnatural rose. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California In a woman's mouth epigrams were as much out-of-place as a meerschaum pipe. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking I fancy I could tell the smoke of that old black and red meerschaum from the smoke of any other pipe in creation. The Vicar's Daughter "Then I don't so much wonder that he went," exclaimed the occupant of the cottage, stooping over the fire, and knocking the ashes out of his meerschaum. Henry Dunbar A Novel He went out into the sunlit garden, and walked up and down smoking his favourite meerschaum, which was a kind of familiar spirit, always carried in his pocket ready for every possible opportunity. The Golden Calf He repeated this question again and again as he filled and emptied his meerschaum, surrounding himself with the blue vapor from his pipe until he looked like some modern magician seated in his laboratory. Lady Audley's Secret Paul's father puffed quite a long while at his meerschaum before he answered, and then his voice was gruffer than ever with tenderness suppressed. Three Weeks Another little fellow, only six years old, with a chum, broke into a pipe store, and stole 150 meerschaum pipes; he was however detected while trying to dispose of them. The Secrets of the Great City The charge for landing was only threepence; en revanche the poor fellows stole every little thing they could, including my best meerschaum. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Lowell found opportunity somehow at this point to laugh at Holmes for having lately said in print that "Beecher was a man whose thinking marrow was not corrugated by drink or embrowned by meerschaum." Authors and Friends Robert Audley knocked the ashes out of his pipe, laid the precious meerschaum tenderly upon the mantelpiece, and going into the next room, returned presently with a cup of strong tea. Lady Audley's Secret Cromwell, in more sober garments, had an even jauntier attitude than the King, for he sat astride the chair, with his chin resting on the back of it, smoking a cigarette in a meerschaum holder. Revenge! No young man in the world ever looked so beautiful, as he thought he did, behind a fifteen cent cigar or a meerschaum! Art of Money Getting Or, Golden Rules for Making Money And he burst into a coarse laugh, tossed himself down on the sofa, and re-lighted his meerschaum. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography This spring they may be wearing chaparajos and swinging a quirt through the thin air, and in July they may be at Long Branch, or coloring a meerschaum pipe among the Alps. Remarks "My lady's airs and graces shan't keep us out of Essex for all that," said Robert, as he twisted the letter into a pipe-light for his big meerschaum. Lady Audley's Secret "I always carry it, Felicity," he replied, with a reproachful look, drawing from his pocket what appeared to be a somewhat contorted meerschaum pipe. The Nest Builder A gold clock, the porcelain fittings of the bath-room, and some fine clay and meerschaum pipes in what had evidently been Van Amburg's den--these constituted all that had escaped the tooth of time. Darkness and Dawn "No, not yet," said the Warden, puffing out a volume of smoke from his meerschaum, and making it curl up to the ceiling. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance There was a stir of uneasy perplexity in the soul of the prudent lieutenant; when he got home he did not light as usual his meerschaum pipe. Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories He sat long over his solitary cup of tea, smoking his meerschaum pipe, and meditating darkly upon the task that lay before him. Lady Audley's Secret The languid Marchmont draped himself in a corner, and put the fat little meerschaum to his lips. The Nest Builder Mitchell's pipe would have smoked out Old Nick; it was an ancient string-bound meerschaum, and strong enough to kill a blackfellow. Children of the Bush At length, removing carefully his meerschaum from the right to the left corner of his mouth, he condescended to speak. The Best American Humorous Short Stories She was a wrinkled and hideous old hag, brown as a seasoned meerschaum pipe and in her mouth was a reeking corn cob. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly He took his favorite meerschaum and dropped into his favorite chair with a sigh. Lady Audley's Secret A bright blue cap, a thick gold watch-chain, three or four large rings, a dog-whistle from his button-hole, a fancy cane in his hand, and a little Oxford meerschaum in his mouth, completed his equipment. Two Years Ago, Volume I When the servant informed him that two gentlemen wished to see him on business, he laid aside his meerschaum and the Courier, and said, "Show them in." A Romance of the Republic Sabina—light my meerschaum, there’s a darling; it will taste the sweeter after your lips.’ Yeast: a Problem Why, yes," said Dupin, drawling, between the whiffs of his meerschaum, "I really—think, G——, you have not exerted yourself—to the utmost in this matter. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 A huge meerschaum pipe and tobacco pouch lay on the grass. The Postmaster's Daughter They've a curious fish in the St. Lawrence," said the doctor, as he knocked the ashes from his meerschaum, and refilled it, "known among the fishermen of that river as the LAWYER. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod He sat solitary on deck in a luxurious chair, smoking his meerschaum pipe, and dubiously considering the difficult and peculiar situation in which he was placed. Temporal Power The lamp, standing alone in the midst of confusion, suffered a partial eclipse; and my favourite Dublin meerschaum successfully resisted the dilapidating effect of a fall of several feet. Canada for Gentlemen The ladies sat over their work, and while Reinhard enjoyed the refreshment that had been prepared for him, Eric had lighted his huge meerschaum pipe and sat smoking and conversing by his side. Immensee The meerschaum was carved to represent the head of a grinning negro, and was now ebon black from use. The Postmaster's Daughter The stranger took out a meerschaum pipe, started to light a match, evidently forgot his intention, and looked absently ahead into the darkness. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill Dollars and cents and his big meerschaum made up the two elements of his life. Barriers Burned Away A small pipe—I think the Germans call meerschaum—I could not despise, nor a great bundle of tobacco, which I thrust into the inside pouch of the cloak. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Van Dam in slippers and silken robe was smoking his meerschaum after a late breakfast and reading a French novel. What Can She Do? I also had plenty of tobacco and a good meerschaum pipe, and almost the only solace I enjoyed was smoking. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra The old woman had evidently been so "started" that she needed the sedative of a short clay pipe, highly colored indeed, still a connoisseur in meerschaums would scarcely covet it. Opening a Chestnut Burr He took a cigarette out of a dainty box, stuck it into a meerschaum holder which he carried in a morocco case, and reached for my cigar. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04 Some adhered to the traditional clay pipe, others, more fastidious, used nothing less expensive than a meerschaum. The Great Salt Lake Trail The day following his installation I was partly annoyed, partly amused, to find that Flagg had purchased a rather expensive meerschaum pipe and a pound or two of Latakia tobacco. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel "But who will cut my poor old hair?" sang Tavia to the meerschaum pipe tune. Dorothy Dale : a girl of today He smoked his meerschaum with the same old deliberation, however, holding it by the bowl as considerately as he held its original, which lasted him fifteen years. The Imperialist For, unnoticed by him, Milo Standish had drawn forth, with tender care, an exquisitely carved and colored meerschaum pipe from a case on the smoking-stand, and was picking up the fat tobacco jar. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story It was a superb meerschaum pipe, admirably blackened, as black as its master's teeth, but fragrant, nicely curved, shining, familiar to his hand, and completing his physiognomy. Mademoiselle Fifi Why, the fact is," said Corporal Macey, lighting his meerschaum pipe until the match burned down to his fingers, "several little burglary stunts have been pulling themselves off since the sergeant went on vacation. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers And our hero found that he had been rescued by little Mr. Bouncer, who had been tacking up the river in company with Huz and Buz and his meerschaum. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green He was walking up and down smoking his meerschaum. Marie; a story of Russian love The purchase of that meerschaum had been a joy to Milo. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story He came back with a rather expensive meerschaum, recently purchased. In the Year of Jubilee This appalling view of station promotion rather startles Mr Jack, who applies himself to his meerschaum, amid the ironical comments of the shearers. Shearing in the Riverina He tore away the paper wrapping, and held toward her the meerschaum pipe, then dropped it on the table as though it burned his fingers. At the Mercy of Tiberius Then came the two Germans, complacently smoking their meerschaums, and attending to their dray and horses, which latter, unlike their masters, were of a very restless turn of mind. A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 By the time Milo looked up in impotent wrath from his inspection of the ruined meerschaum. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Hugh Rossiter had apparently finished his recital, for he took up his meerschaum and polished it tenderly, an action that was full of suggestion. Herb of Grace I gave him a musical box and a meerschaum pipe, with a lovely woman's face carved on the bowl. Ismailia As he turned it slowly, the Court and the multitude saw only a meerschaum with a large bowl representing a death's head, to which was attached a short mouth-piece of twisted amber. At the Mercy of Tiberius By this time, Alf had lit a meek and lowly meerschaum, whilst a large grey cat had jumped on his knees, and settled itself for repose. Such Is Life "Oh, it's all right!" grumbled Milo. scooping up the handful of crushed meerschaum. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Cecil gave a long, low whistle, and drew a meditative whiff from his meerschaum. Under Two Flags Then, in atonement, they gave him a real meerschaum. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain With either one of my legs you could have cleaned the stem of a meerschaum pipe. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 4: To California and Return It was probably the most artistic, the most opulent-looking, the most scholarly, the most imposing, and, from a Darwinian point of view, the most highly specialised, meerschaum ever seen on earth. Such Is Life For a moment, Brice stared agape and helplessly flustered, as Standish proceeded to thrust his meerschaum's rich-hued bowl into the tobacco jar. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Of those which must be kept and used I will name three,—meerschaum pipes, violins, and poems. Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works I'm not one of your sham meerschaums that you can color in a week. Mark Twain's Speeches On a seat against the railing was a young woman dressed suitable for red automobiles, with hair the colour of an unsmoked meerschaum. The Four Million I immediately filled and lit a mighty German meerschaum, an ally of established efficiency in ethical emergencies such as this. Such Is Life One stamping heel landed full on the fallen meerschaum, flattening and crumbling the beautiful pipe into a smear of shapeless clay-fragments. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Now I tell you a poem must be kept AND USED, like a meerschaum, or a violin. Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works The little fat host moved the hand that held the meerschaum. The Island Pharisees Add a Scotch accent and a meerschaum pipe, which he smokes even when he is wearing a frock coat and a tall hat, and you have Jorsen. The Mahatma and the Hare A man who may be called at a moment's warning into the fragrant boudoir of suffering loveliness should not unsweeten its atmosphere with reminiscences of extinguished meerschaums. Medical Essays, 1842-1882 The smoke from the cookstove had stained it to a deep brown color above the stove and to a lighter, meerschaum shade in the corners. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret Nicholas Treffry was coming from the house, holding the Times in one hand, and a huge meerschaum pipe in the other. Villa Rubein, and other stories He blinked twice, and put the meerschaum back between his lips. The Island Pharisees I do go, sometimes to an hotel, sometimes to a lodging, sometimes to a railway station or to the corner of a particular street and there I do find Jorsen smoking his big meerschaum pipe. The Mahatma and the Hare Busts, cameos, gems,—such things as these, Which others often show for pride, I value for their power to please, And selfish churls deride;— One Stradivarius, I confess, Two meerschaums, I would fain possess. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 "Sounds rather like one of the lost tribes of Israel," remarked Higgs sarcastically, puffing at his big meerschaum. Queen Sheba's Ring Mivanway bent graciously towards her shadowy suppliant, and, as she did so, her eye caught sight of something on the grass beside it, and that something was a well-coloured meerschaum pipe. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green At length removing carefully his meerschaum from the right to the left corner of his mouth, he condescended to speak. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Why, yes," said Dupin, drawlingly, between the whiffs of his meerschaum, "I really—think, G—, you have not exerted yourself—to the utmost in this matter. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 I saw it lift itself bodily from the meerschaum. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English He missed his train from Edinburgh to London, and his sole portable property was a return ticket, a meerschaum pipe, and a volume of Mr. Swinburne’s poems. Adventures Among Books And Mark Shrewsbury thought of his chambers in Pump Court, and longed for his type-writer, and his books, and his swivel chair, and his favourite meerschaum. The Autobiography of a Slander He used to smoke a good deal out of a big meerschaum pipe with figures on it that he used to show us when he was in a good humour. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields It was of meerschaum, with an amber mouthpiece. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English Now they were almost entirely detached, only the tips touching the meerschaum, and those particular feelers were gathered up as though the creature were in the act of taking a spring. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English Mrs. Knightley covered her eyes, the old woman screamed, and the doctor sat down on a chair and puffed away at his meerschaum pipe. 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