| 单词 | messenger boy |
| 例句 | By the time they reached fourteen, many young people were pulled out of school and called upon to earn their keep as messenger boys, door openers, office girls, and seamstresses. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He tells her he did not become headmaster of Leamy’s National School to preside over an academy of messenger boys. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He must not fall into the messenger boy trap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z You have a mouth like a messenger boy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I’m the new boy and I have to be messenger boy while he’s gone, cycling around Limerick on the bicycle with the big metal basket in front. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A native of Washington, DC, Hoover had started out as a messenger boy at the Library of Congress. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the springtime there’s a new messenger boy and I’m back in the office. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My parents have come from all the way across the city at the behest of the messenger boy Father Masego sent for them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He did not like being treated like a messenger boy. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She’s not happy I’m a messenger boy because that’s the lowest you can drop in Limerick but if it brings in ham like this we should light a candle in gratitude. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Managers upbraided a group of messenger boys overheard dishing office dirt at a local diner, and engineers caught having a loud, detailed work conversation at the Industrial USO were called on the carpet. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She starts to cry by the fire, Oh, God, I didn’t bring ye into the world to be a family of messenger boys. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We’ll be the messenger boys on bicycles who deliver their groceries or we’ll go to England to work on the building sites. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I lift the box and try to look like a messenger boy making a delivery and no one says a word. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “What do you think I am, a messenger boy?” grumbled the rat. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Jack’s fictional role as Blitz messenger boy and Rip’s owner creates the framework for a nail-biting adventure, but this is also a tale of friendship and family, in which no one is completely whole. Children in a World Gone Mad: 5 Kids’ Books Set During World War II 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z He had importuned a doctor in Atlanta to play messenger boy for him. Perspective | Pat Conroy said he was ‘the most falsely open man’ I’d ever met. He was right. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z He shows how in World War I the future Führer was basically a messenger boy. 'Hitler': the mystery of the F?hrer's appeal 2012-04-11T22:26:08Z Jameson began work in Fleet Street as a messenger boy at the age of 14 and rose through the ranks to edit some of Britain's biggest newspapers. Broadcaster Derek Jameson dies 2012-09-12T19:10:07Z His mother used her influence at Elstree Studios to get him taken on as a messenger boy, and he soon graduated to gofer, clapper boy and assistant director. Ronald Neame obituary 2010-06-20T17:38:00Z “Useless” and “Deaf Nellie” by day, fearless Blitz messenger boy by night — wearing the uniform he secretly keeps at his granddad’s — Jack is a true superhero. Children in a World Gone Mad: 5 Kids’ Books Set During World War II 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z A shot by George Davison Reid, taken from the slightly elevated vantage point of a portable ladder, shows a messenger boy for one of the newspaper agencies scurrying along a crowded sidewalk. Art Review: ‘London Street Photography’ at Museum of the City of New York 2012-07-26T22:56:22Z Suddenly, a young messenger boy came running across the field, clutching a telegram. Winston Churchill's paintings star in an exhibit on the Queen Mary 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z By the time he was 14 he had his first job in the financial industry, working as a messenger boy for a Manhattan mortgage company. Angelo Mozilo, Whose Mortgage Giant Fell in Housing Bust, Dies at 84 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Later, in 1966, that messenger boy, now a man, signs a notarized affidavit testifying to the veracity of that experience. There’s a sweet subtext to the Cuba Libre beyond its sugary ingredients 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Following a brief stint as a “bobbin boy,” changing spools of thread at a Pittsburgh clothing manufacturer at age thirteen, he subsequently became a telegram messenger boy. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The co-star was a high school dropout and former messenger boy whom the studio suits considered too short, too old and too inexperienced for the part. Review | Behind ‘The Godfather,’ misfits, showdowns and the real mob 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z After serving two years in the Marine Corps, he came home to a $27-a-week job as a messenger boy in the New York office of the William Morris talent agency. Jerome Hellman, producer of ‘Midnight Cowboy,’ ‘Coming Home’ and other films, dies at 92 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z After twin siblings Sebastian and Viola are separated at sea during a shipwreck, Viola adopts male attire in order to survive in the unfamiliar land of Illyria, becoming a dashing messenger boy named Cesario. Looking to catch some Shakespeare in Puget Sound parks this summer? Here’s what to see and pro tips on how best to enjoy. 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Or because, by that time, our messenger boy had, in fact, grown up to become a Bacardi advertising executive. There’s a sweet subtext to the Cuba Libre beyond its sugary ingredients 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z At different times, he played numerous and varied roles for the cartel: ambassador, operations manager and messenger boy. At El Chapo’s Trial, a Son Betrays His Father, and the Cartel 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The next day, he was told that his 17-year old messenger boy, Guy Burchett, had been killed on his bike 24 hours earlier. Elton John's 50 greatest songs – ranked! 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Tweeps suggested bringing back elevator operators, telegraph messenger boys, milkmen and switchboard operators. Railroads a better bet than coal for restoring jobs 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “I remember this good-looking young lady screaming, ‘The messenger boy is here!’ 'I thought I was smarter than almost everybody': my double life as a KGB agent 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z The myth was just that, however: according to Herodotus, there was a messenger boy with a similar name, but he did not deliver the message from Marathon to Athens, and he didn’t die. How New York City Made The Modern Marathon 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Wellman worked his way up from messenger boy to director at Fox Studios in just three years. Uneven ‘Wild Bill Wellman’ revisits director’s fiery life 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z They entrusted it to a messenger boy, Philip Holmes, who tied the cub to a tree and fed it. Giving Life to Central Park Zoo, One Donation at a Time 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z He ended up as a messenger boy and then in the accounts department. The armed robber who became a writer 2013-07-12T00:07:36Z "I was just the messenger boy," Schmidt said of referring his cousin to Binder. Boots the cat gets new family 2012-07-04T18:57:00Z That thing of beauty was meant to be For ever a joy, Just built to accommodate, as we see, One messenger boy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:28.173Z What few pieces of wearing apparel she had on at the time were in ribbons and a messenger boy, seeing her predicament, pulled off his overcoat and wrapped it around her. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z I told them I would regard myself as "messenger boy" for mediation. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Day after day Dorlan took his seat at the window of his room and watched the messenger boys as they hurried to an fro delivering messages. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z Not even the messenger boy whom she had sent enjoyed Jack Rock's tea more than the Nun herself. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The vacant acre of paving there Should never annoy, It has one occupant, we 're aware— That messenger boy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:28.173Z That night there were a messenger boy in La Salle street blowing a tin horn and a man at Wabash avenue and Harrison street. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z I inquired of a porter where I could get a messenger boy. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z The messenger boy backed out of the room and hurried away, glad to get out of the presence of the enraged Bloodworth. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z "You can take it," said Jack to the messenger boy. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z He took a bedroom at a quiet hotel in the neighbourhood of the Strand, and he sent a messenger boy to the steamship company's office with an envelope. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z "A messenger boy has just brought this, sir." A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z A messenger boy had delivered them all around just at noon, and while they rested twenty-four left arms were held up to catch the light on the gleaming band. The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z "Do you wish to send a return message?" asked the messenger boy. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z The messenger boy was a London boy; his professional belt was tight with tea; and half a crown for himself! Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Expressions of wonder and speculation from the young ladies were scarcely ended when a messenger boy was seen approaching. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Harry. which he enclosed in an envelope with the words of the song and sent to Madge by a messenger boy. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z One day this central office was filled with six hundred messenger boys, each bringing the complaint that the machinery had broken. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z As the five ladies left the hotel, half an hour later, a messenger boy passed them on the run. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z The messenger boy reached him soon after five, just as he was having his tea. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z At that instant the door was thrust violently open and a gray-coated messenger boy, carrying a large oblong box, projected himself violently against Vincent. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z There enters a little messenger boy in a ragged overcoat that reaches almost to his heels. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z A messenger boy from the hotel had appeared at the entrance to the playhouse and asked for Mr. Benjamin Jolly. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Five minutes later the promoter was squared before his own desk in the office across the street and was hastily scribbling a telegram while a messenger boy waited. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z In response to his repeated requests, the nurse sent a messenger boy for his mail, and, when the latter returned, she read him Edith’s letter at his request. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z The messenger boy had started away, whistling shrilly "Marching Through Georgia." Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Then in the afternoon a messenger boy brought a despatch. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z It had been left by a district messenger boy, so that there was no way of finding out anything. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Now the telephone and the messenger boy have done away with this, with a great saving of time, but with an increase of intensity of labor that makes for nervous exhaustion. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Agnes failed to see, as the Gypsy quite evidently did, the leisurely approach of the telegraph messenger boy with the yellow envelope in his hand and his eyes fixed upon the old Corner House. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z As Ralston stepped toward the lamp-post to mail his letters he observed a diminutive messenger boy vainly trying to decipher the address upon a telegram, which he was holding to the light. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z To-day—it is yesterday really, since I am finishing this at three A. M.—the messenger boy brought me a telegram. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z But all he noted was a district messenger boy, who handed an envelope to the countess and profferred his pencil for a receipt. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Wilkes, who was delivery and messenger boy, and general boy of all work, then asked if it wouldn't be a good idea to sell toys at Christmas time. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z He thought he must be a little four-footed messenger boy bunny and spread the glad tidings. Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z I told the mayor he ought not to make a messenger boy of himself for these parties of the American Railway Union. The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike 2011-05-02T02:00:15.510Z Two days ago a district messenger boy brought me a summons, on scented paper. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z But it was not the real Vera, it was only an intimation to the effect that a district messenger boy was waiting to see Miss Vera Galloway in the hall. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z At two o’clock that morning, just as the paper was going to press, a messenger boy had appeared with a letter from the Black Star. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z He wanted to be the spring's little messenger boy. Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z Early Monday morning a messenger boy brought May Randall’s Woodcraft chest to the gymnasium and handed Miss Miller a note. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z "I don't see no camera man," came the messenger boy's voice. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z I don't fancy she has gone out again, for a messenger boy was summoned to the house. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Plenty time I listens to the cannon popping till I mos' deaf, and I was messenger boy and spy on the blue bellies. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z They were busier than messenger boys, for Little Jack Rabbit had asked them to tell all his friends in the Shady Forest and the Sunny Meadow to come to his May party. Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z They had scarcely entered, however, when a messenger boy came, saying that one ward had been omitted, and 'the boys' wanted to see the President. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z A messenger boy, slouching by, heard me and drew up, hopeful of some fun. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z All I had to do was to place the thing in the hands of a district messenger boy, and there you are! The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z A messenger boy was running down his steps as I climbed them, and in the hall stood Doctor Paulus himself, opening the yellow envelop of a telegram. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z He was but another man who "could not go beyond a District messenger boy." Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Then a telegraph messenger boy was summoned to that room, and telegrams were sent to the still loyal Blue Stockings players, stating that contracts were being mailed for their signatures. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager A messenger boy with a large box of flowers stepped into the hallway. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life Now, as he sat gazing out over roofs and chimney-pots, a messenger boy, impatient of anteroom delays, burst officiously into his office. The Tempering A diminutive messenger boy, with a super-experienced countenance, had met them half way to the vestibule, and, with a saucy smile, held up an envelope to Mr. Swift's face. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Luckily an undaunted messenger boy whistled on in ahead of me—so I followed his instead! The Book of Susan A Novel Then I got a messenger boy and managed to find a ticket for the fight. In And Out I counted the number of messenger boys who came here yesterday to see Martha, and how many do you think there were? A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life "I will telegraph whether Wheelock considers it necessary or not," thought he, and was moving to summon a messenger boy when he caught sight of Hopgood slowly making his way in from the street. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life He paid the messenger boy, and Nat tore open the yellow envelope. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils Ever since the Presidential election there had been a boom in the Street, a soaring market in which the whole community, down to and including messenger boys and chorus girls, had joined. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident Will a messenger boy who thinks that the public owes him gratuities develop into a man with sound morals? The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America "If you please, ma'am, that messenger boy is here again," she said. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life Black furs of Lady Adela's surrounded, enfolded her, and from out of them her eyes haughtily but triumphantly surveyed a crossing-sweeper, two small children with their nurse, a messenger boy, and Roller the coachman. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary I was sitting in my studio, at about half-past two that afternoon, awaiting McQuade's arrival, when a messenger boy dashed up to my door and handed me a telegram. The Green God After deep reflection he crossed the narrow street to a district messenger office, to emerge a moment later followed by eight grinning messenger boys. Ewing\\'s Lady Then the doorman summoned a district messenger boy, to whom Jimmy talked through the bars of his cell, instructing him to inform Mr. Snowden what had happened and ask him to come to the police-station. The Newsboy Partners Or Who Was Dick Box? For the past six weeks a messenger boy has brought me a note every Saturday. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life Late one Sunday night however; a messenger boy rushed breathless into the central Police department with a dispatch enclosed in an envelope, across the face of which the word "Rush" was stamped in large characters. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin Also, they found out that you and I were acting as the messenger boys. Dave Dawson at Casablanca Then the father died and Robin got a position as messenger boy. Dorothy at Oak Knowe He looked about for the messenger boy, and uttered an exclamation of anger as he saw that the fellow was gone. When the Cock Crows The cat means nothing to you; you were merely a messenger boy. The Egyptian Cat Mystery Smith was called again to meet him at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, about fifteen minutes by messenger boy from my headquarters. Cupid's Middleman Oh–I guess ‘Buttons,’ ’cause onct I was a messenger boy. A Sunny Little Lass Commonly, the young ladies of Oak Knowe do not consort with laborers and messenger boys. Dorothy at Oak Knowe He did not note the going of the messenger boy, who sauntered casually back over the way he had come, whistling in happy unconsciousness as to the suffering of which he had been the harbinger. When the Cock Crows Toby, one of the colored boys, joined the North and was a mail messenger boy and he had his horse shot out from under him. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 The dim light revealed a tiny messenger boy—something awful had probably happened up home! Cupid's Middleman Pinkerton stared a moment on the intruder with no friendly eye, tore a leaf from his note-book, and scribbled a line in pencil, turned, beckoned a messenger boy, and whispered, “To Longhurst.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) One may not write of the "glad rags" of the debutante, or the "bagging" of the criminal, or the "swiping" of the messenger boy's "bike." News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories The messenger boy whom Grant Adams passed as he went down the walk to the street from the Van Dorn home, put a telegram into Mrs. Van Dorn’s lap. In the Heart of a Fool Bud am gwine to de army and dat give dis boy work, 'cause I de messenger boy for him and Missy Mary. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 A messenger boy was enough to startle both of us, for no one in the world would spend half a dollar to tell us anything unless they were scared into it. Cupid's Middleman Good managers are made from messenger boys, brakemen, wipers and telegraphers; just as brave admirals are produced in due time by planting a cadet in a naval school. Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike "I guess it's from a girl, Mark," said his sister, as she handed the messenger boy a dainty epistle in a square envelope. Mark Mason's Victory A telegraph messenger boy came in, looked into the Serenity, and said, “Mr. Adams, I was looking for you.” In the Heart of a Fool This time he was made messenger boy in a telegraph office in Pittsburg at a salary of two dollars and fifty cents a week. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades Drugstores, doctors, chauffeurs, messenger boys, and all kinds of people are used to bring in trade and make it secure. The Social Principles of Jesus A messenger boy handed it to me, as I was coming up to the room.” Raiding with Morgan The messenger boy secured a seat a little nearer the door. Mark Mason's Victory Jetsam, one of her devoted body-guard, gave her a seat, pen and paper, and told her to go ahead; there were plenty of messenger boys in waiting. Melomaniacs To support them he must earn more money, and so he left his job as messenger boy to become a telegraph operator on the Pennsylvania railroad. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades He stared so steadily that he even took a telegram from the messenger boy who entered the tent, and signed for it without looking at the address. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective A messenger boy, twenty minutes later, with the third quarter about four minutes under way, reached Coach Brock's side. Interference and Other Football Stories "So you are the messenger boy?" she said. Mark Mason's Victory But in rounding a corner––still at full speed––he ran into a messenger boy. The Wall Street Girl The cook will not sweep; the messenger boy would not pick up a book from the floor. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions The messenger boy, too, stopped to stare at the Tasmanian flamingo. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective Half an hour later, while Ruth was eating her breakfast, a messenger boy arrived with a telegram, addressed to Miss Ruth Morton. The Film of Fear "Have you heard of it then, mother?" asked the messenger boy. Mark Mason's Victory The messenger boy having returned by this time, Marcy took the papers he handed him, gave Jack's hand a parting shake, and was assisted over the side. Marcy The Blockade Runner Again, our bearer, who is himself an outcast in the eyes of the Brahmins, will not take a letter from the hands of our Dom chiprassi or messenger boy. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions A messenger boy will call for it in a few minutes.” The Crevice She's sitting out in her horse-motor car, and she called me off the track to ask me to demean myself by acting like a messenger boy. The Flying Mercury "When did you last see it?" asked the messenger boy. Mark Mason's Victory In the bundle of papers that the messenger boy gave him, Marcy was glad to find three that were published in Newbern. Marcy The Blockade Runner There they usually spent the month of August; during the preceding vacation days working as bank runners or messenger boys to raise the money to finance the camping party. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight He carefully tore off the signature, and when the messenger boy appeared, gave it to him. The Crevice “A messenger boy came here a little while ago with a message for you,” she said. Ted Marsh on an Important Mission "Oh, it is my young friend the messenger boy!" he said cordially, holding out his hand. Mark Mason's Victory “Ralph, dear,” spoke up his mother, “I dislike to disturb you, but a messenger boy has just brought a telegram, and I thought that maybe it was something of importance and might need immediate attention.” Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer No, he'd do better as a messenger boy—but don't hurry about him leaving school. Good Luck "Go and ring up a messenger boy, will you?" The Limit And at that moment a messenger boy on a bicycle came tearing around the corner out of 44th Street, and struck the old lady where she was, at that moment, the most prominent. Continuous Vaudeville Telegraph girls and messenger boys came and went. Malcolm Sage, Detective Just then a messenger boy brought a telegram for Danvers, who excused himself to read and answer it. A Man of Two Countries In the first row, as usual, there were messenger boys and errand boys, each giving his word of advice as to what means to use to force the donkey through the gate. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) He was rather surprised, as he stood at the hotel desk, to hear his name spoken by a messenger boy who entered. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles He had watched the van disgorge and roll away, the arrival and the departure of the messenger boy. The Pagan Madonna As he flung himself out of the gate, he almost collided with a messenger boy bringing a telegram to Joe. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour The messenger boy had hardly left the door when Mrs. Frankland rang. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York At the sight of him even the messenger boys who are waiting get up and scamper to and fro. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature "Is this Mr. Thomas Rover?" asked the messenger boy, as he came to a halt. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice What they found was only a bedraggled messenger boy, for it was now raining. The Pagan Madonna In a few minutes hundreds of messenger boys blocked up the doorway and yelled for some one to fix 101 the tickers in the office. The Girl Wanted A messenger boy in the board of trade drew $100 from a savings bank on Monday last at 11 o’clock and margined 100 barrels of pork. Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4 In the afternoon, between two and three o'clock, the messenger boy from the telegraph office brings over the final sheet of the day's report of the Associated Press. In Our Town "You can go," he told the messenger boy. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice A blind-folded messenger boy selected the slips; and as the clerk read, in a sounding voice, the name on each slip, the representative so called went forward and selected his seat. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West The bell tinkled again, and through an opening in the trees she caught a glimpse of the messenger boy from the railroad station. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar At the end of a month Ben Mayberry was made a messenger boy of the office under my charge. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success The cook was preparing supper, the messenger boys were carrying victuals from the galley to the ward-room, and placing them on the table. Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy He called down for a messenger boy and strolled to the window to soothe his nerves still further. Black Oxen My girl that went back on me for the telegraph messenger boy, she came with the rest of the girls, but she found, that I could be as 'hawty as a dook.' Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883 Hasty inquiries were made, and one of the boatmen told of having seen Freda start out through the woods, and meet the station messenger boy. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar It was quite brief and Ben wrote it out 26 rapidly, took a hasty impression, thrust it into the damp yellow envelope, and whistled for a messenger boy. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success In his rage he could have murdered the messenger boy. The Goose Man The messenger boy stared at the celebrated journalist, with whose appearance he was reasonably familiar, as if regarding a phase of masculine aberration with which he was even more familiar. Black Oxen Then Jimmy went out and got a lot of other messenger boys to take em round. The Bad Boy At Home And His Experiences In Trying To Become An Editor - 1885 He will not again obligate himself as a messenger boy. Hunters Out of Space When he finally tore himself loose and rushed into our office, the operators and messenger boys were equally demonstrative, but he did not mind them. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success You'll envy a messenger boy with a job and a future; you'll wonder if managers are really carnivorous or only pretend to be. At Good Old Siwash Clavering gave his daily stint to the messenger boy. Black Oxen "What is it?" asked Ted, while the messenger boy waited to see if Uncle Toby wanted to send an answer to the telegram. The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays For some moments she remained within; when she came out the messenger boy, his hat now low over his ears, was sitting in her chair looking at the illustrated paper she had laid down. The Daughter of a Magnate In closing the history of Ben Mayberry, the telegraph messenger boy, it seems to me I can do no better than by using the words of the hero himself. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success The result was that at nine o'clock that evening a messenger boy rang our bell and handed in a telegram. At Good Old Siwash It was about the same time I discovered that, though she almost never left the house, she was telephoning for messenger boys when she thought I was out of hearing. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle Jones, walking swiftly, passed a sea-side boot shop, a butcher’s, greengrocer’s, and Italian warehouse—the same, to judge by the name over the door—that had sent forth the messenger boy on the bicycle. The Man Who Lost Himself The heroine and her Sunday School teacher, and her aged mother were supposed to weep for joy while the presents poured in, and ended by singing a hymn in which the messenger boys joined. Chicken Little Jane It is doubtful if they would ever have got past the park gates except for the warning whistle of a hurrying messenger boy, on a bicycle. Old Valentines A Love Story "And I opened—opened mind you, with four messenger boys, pat!" The Fifth Ace This, perhaps, was the man the messenger boy had described—the man to whom Mrs. Estabrook was addressing secret communications. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle “Please, ma’am, the gentleman said I was to wait for an answer,” said the messenger boy beside her. The Squirrel-Cage Sherm was to appear later when the good gifts began to arrive in visible packages borne by human messenger boys. Chicken Little Jane They included ladies on campstools, messenger boys, a sad-looking young man in an ulster who was reading Swinburne's poems, and others. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 There was a movement of the curtains at the back; a messenger boy came in with flowers; a gentleman leaned over the railing and motioned to the child. Flamsted quarries Just as I came within sight of the house, I saw a messenger boy come down our steps. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle She opened it to find a messenger boy, bearing a long, white box with the name of Sanford's principal florist upon it. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman Tucking his trousers into these, he had the satisfaction of knowing that he bore very little resemblance to the district messenger boy, who had left New York believing his destination to be Yonkers. Messenger No. 48 As they waited at one of the elevators for a chance to go down, the elevator came up and stopped to let out a messenger boy. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine I'm not sending you two big fellows out as messenger boys but as scouts. The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow By which method of notation will the library messenger boys or girls soonest find the book? A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries On a wager he called a messenger boy, gave him a letter addressed to his fiancee in Chicago, told the messenger boy to deliver the letter to the lady and bring back an answer. Dollars and Sense "Ain't you the messenger boy I smuggled up on the boat?" Messenger No. 48 “The minute the messenger boy handed me the envelope,” he exclaimed, “I says to myself, ‘That’s bad news—bad news of the Major!’ Good Old Anna He's a messenger boy and his sister Becky's been in bed for seven years. Mary Rose of Mifflin "In the Stock Exchange when I was a messenger boy," was the reply. Halsey & Co. or, The Young Bankers and Speculators He had hardly recovered from this shock when a messenger boy came with a note, addressed in a woman’s writing. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy." Could the messenger boy have seen Henry after the latter had read the telegram, he would soon have changed his mind as to Henry's sleepiness. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol This errand was to meet and forestall the messenger boy whom I momently expected with the answer to my telegram. The Millionaire Baby She led him to his room, roused her father and mother, telephoned for the doctor and a messenger boy, then went to her room, dressed, and wrote the telegram. The Californians Business had closed for the day, and every messenger boy in Wall and Broad streets had made a rush to see Fred and Bob in their new role as bankers. Halsey & Co. or, The Young Bankers and Speculators From what the messenger boys had told them, these men knew most of the facts connected with the accident. Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines Pedestrians were dodging in and out, messenger boys were darting here and there. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol And at last, when twilight had dulled the sunshine and sent the chattering, laughing college girls home to supper, a messenger boy came to the door to bring a yellow envelope. The Brentons And always, in and out, are darting the telegraph messenger boys with yellow slips that cause upheavals. Deep Furrows You had a messenger boy discharged from his position of five dollars a week. Halsey & Co. or, The Young Bankers and Speculators The kindly and inquisitive old gentleman was interested in the messenger boy who sat on the steps of a house, and toyed delicately with a sandwich taken from its wrapper. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers A messenger boy shows up with a package. Shorty McCabe on the Job Intent on my new problem, I walked into a messenger boy; and looking back to apologize to him, I collided softly with a cushion-shaped gentleman getting out of an elevator. The Promised Land Laundresses, messenger boys, policemen, clerks, even the tramps ever present in the parks were pictured for us as real everyday people whom one could find anywhere. Short Stories of Various Types "I'm going that way, too," and he went along with Bob Newcombe, a messenger boy in Broker Manson's office, who was his chum and friend, and about the same age as himself. Halsey & Co. or, The Young Bankers and Speculators When the messenger boy departed the young man went to his room in the hotel with the air of one whose mission had been accomplished. Madge Morton's Secret He hadn't done more'n three laps, though, before in blows a messenger boy and hands him a telegram. Shorty McCabe on the Job And if it hadn't been for that messenger boy this story would never have happened. The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day Suppose he had gone off to a horse race or to a football game, would it be the duty of the messenger boy to hunt him up at one of these places? Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) "Sure you could make it, Bob?" he finally asked of the messenger boy. Halsey & Co. or, The Young Bankers and Speculators She signed the messenger boy's book, shoved the pencil into his hand and ran back to Grace as fast as her feet would carry her. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College He heard a cry, turned quickly, and saw a messenger boy sprawling in the street. The Seventh Noon If he had been a slow messenger boy, half an hour late ... but he just hurried along on his bicycle and arrived that second. The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day Hastily signing the227 messenger boy’s book she closed the door on his retreating back and returned to the living room, nervously tearing open the envelope as she walked. Grace Harlowe's Problem Outside Mary's door they were adorned by the effusions of amateur artists, the children of the working women, messenger boys, casual urchins, with the desire of their kind for scribbling. Mary Gray A messenger boy was making his way along the curb with a telegram. The Cross-Cut "Yet he did this and further risked what was left to save an unknown messenger boy." The Seventh Noon "The letter is postmarked New Orleans," said the messenger boy, turning it over. Pirate Gold A race had just been run and a messenger boy returned with the tickets he had cashed, and the girl pulled out a big wad of bills and added the winnings to her roll. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field "When shall I——" A messenger boy came plunging in at the door without the slightest formality. A Husband by Proxy And she did forthwith, squandering forty cents on a messenger boy to deliver them to Mr. Bush at his office. North of Fifty-Three He hired a messenger boy who announced his name as Bobby and who followed along at his heels, collecting the bundles and carrying them out to the waiting cab. The Seventh Noon If you had to go back to the old-fashioned stationary messenger boy to do your business here, a good share of the city would have to close out at a sacrifice. Homeburg Memories I followed him; I saw him dispatch a messenger boy. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field "No, a uniformed messenger boy came for it," explained Russ. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas A uniformed messenger boy greeted her when she opened it: "Package for Miss Hazel Weir." North of Fifty-Three One day a messenger boy comes 'n' leans against the stall door 'n' pokes a yellow envelope at me. Blister Jones Denny was the messenger boy as well as operator and without waiting to make an impression copy, he grabbed his hat and flew down the line to the colonel's quarters. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers How could so humble a personage as the bank messenger boy have anything to do with the financial standing of a big merchant like Mr. Graylock? Dick the Bank Boy Or, A Missing Fortune The chauffeur readily gave the address to which he had driven the two men, after the messenger boy had gotten out. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas Then suddenly he started sharply, grew alert in every sense, and sounded a summons for his messenger boy. The Mark of the Beast "Anyhow, I'm going to send it right uptown by messenger boy." Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter "Come in," I yelled, thinking it was a messenger boy. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers Just before midnight a messenger boy appeared with a fair-sized manilla envelope, quite stiff and important looking. Molly Make-Believe Two men had come with a messenger boy to engage a cab to go to the address of the machine shop. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas He rang up his messenger boy on his office phone. The Mark of the Beast She cried a little ... and then got up and called for a messenger boy. From the Housetops This note, delivered to Captain Scraggs by the messenger boy, lifted the gloom from the latter's miserable soul and sent him home with a light heart to Mrs. Scraggs. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Before the messenger boy's astonished interest Stanton spread out on the bed all around him a dozen soft sepia-colored photographs of a dozen different girls. Molly Make-Believe "Did you happen to notice the number on the messenger boy's cap?" The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas The messenger boy, Charley, entered with a sheaf of proof galleys. The Mark of the Beast It was a messenger boy with a telegram. The Crucifixion of Philip Strong Hardly had he banged the door behind him when a messenger boy entered and handed a telegram to Abe. Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures Craftily he returned all the pictures unmarked to the envelope, and changing the address hurried the messenger boy off to remail it. Molly Make-Believe "Do you know who that messenger boy was?" asked Alice suddenly of the machinist. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas As a messenger boy I had no holidays, with the exception of two weeks given me in the summer-time, which I spent boating on the river with cousins at my uncle's at East Liverpool, Ohio. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie The knocking ceases; and the next morning they learn that a telegraph messenger boy called at the house with a message on the previous night and, after knocking several times in vain, went away again. Writing the Photoplay A messenger boy was at the door when he reached it. The Second Honeymoon One evening, just as Daddy was finishing his day's work, a messenger boy came with a package; a nice, soft lumpy package. Raggedy Andy Stories He was a regular messenger boy, I could tell that. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas They were the same to all, as deferential in talking to the messenger boy as to Secretary Seward. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie "Rooms all shut up," Ellen declared, "and not a word left behind nor nothing, and little Alfred come down with a messenger boy, in such a mess as never was!" The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton The messenger boy fidgeted uncomfortably, staring at Jimmy Challoner's white face. The Second Honeymoon Ere the major had finished writing a messenger boy was at the door. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam Jacob Farnum made a wild dash for his office, telephoning for a messenger boy. The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts The senior messenger boy being promoted, a new boy was needed, and he came in the person of David McCargo, afterwards the well-known superintendent of the Allegheny Valley Railway. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie The people wept and stormed, and soon lost all enthusiasm for the poor messenger boy who had been so brave. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation But it was something to have been the first messenger boy in the West—even if you were started off as a joke—and to help bring about the new order of things. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue When Christine returned to her room, she found that a messenger boy had brought her his card, with compliments, and a request that she occupy a seat at his table for the voyage. The Harris-Ingram Experiment The messenger boy, when he arrived on a run, was all but loaded down with paper. The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts My position as messenger boy soon made me acquainted with the few leading men of the city. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie An hour before, a messenger boy had arrived with a telegram. Dan Merrithew He turned me out of his office state-room as if I had been a messenger boy or tramp! Empire Builders It was five o'clock in the afternoon, when a bright little messenger boy in blue touched the electric button of Room No. —— in Carnegie Studio, New York City. The Harris-Ingram Experiment At dusk a messenger boy arrived with the briefest note, in Bostwick's familiar hand. The Furnace of Gold One day, desiring to take a message in the absence of the operator, the old gentleman who acted as copyist resented my presumption and refused to "copy" for a messenger boy. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie As the two entered the hotel, a messenger boy came up carrying two telegrams. Charred Wood It was after the train had entered the suburbs of Chicago that a blue-coated messenger boy came through the Pullman, with the car conductor for his guide. Empire Builders "But what of—of the other?" she murmured as she stood at the window of her room watching the messenger boy bicycling across the square. A Man's Woman David suggested that the messenger boy might have one. The Rebel of the School "But—" Will ceased abruptly as he perceived that a messenger boy was standing in front of his door. Winning His "W" A Story of Freshman Year at College An electric ticker was drumming away in one corner, a telephone ringing on the desk, and messenger boys hovered outside the door and raced to and fro. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel Several American cities have of late become much concerned over the temptations to which messenger boys, delivery boys, and newsboys are constantly subjected when their business takes them into vicious districts. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil "I was only a messenger boy anyhow and I didn't know what my errand was about that day." A Hoosier Chronicle This man had worked up from messenger boy to a position next to the president in one of the transcontinental railroad systems. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy "There's a messenger boy downstairs wants to see you, Mr. Grant," she said. Andy Grant's Pluck My girl that went back on me for the telegraph messenger boy, she came with the rest of the girls, but she found that I could be as ‘hawty as a dook.’ Peck's Compendium of Fun New York and Wisconsin are the only states which have raised the legal age of messenger boys employed late at night to twenty-one years. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil Every now and then the monotony of it all was broken by the high-pitched, youthful voices of the messenger boys seeking out their victims. The Man in the Twilight That year the opera came to San Francisco, and Vandover hired a messenger boy to stand in line all night at the door of the music store where the tickets were to be sold. Vandover and the Brute A formidable army of messenger boys is lined up along the base of the platform. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin When she came out again Miss Smith had finished ornamenting the white pegs in the window, and was vigorously upbraiding a messenger boy who had delivered a parcel at the wrong door. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage A block farther down the street a messenger boy had hailed him and asked him if he knew where Johnny Jewel was. The Thunder Bird It is one of the preliminary shocks to the visitor—to ring for the messenger boy of tradition and behold in his uniform a venerable gentleman with perhaps a flowing white beard. Somewhere in Red Gap What's eight or nine thousand miles to a district messenger boy? Truxton King A Story of Graustark It is not usual to see a small boy of four alone in a London square, but Bim met, at first, no one except a messenger boy, who stopped and looked after him. The Golden Scarecrow Departmental Service: Page, messenger boy, apprentice, or student. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland That messenger boy in Tucson had insisted that the plane climbed high and then flew toward the Coast. The Thunder Bird Rupert, Junior, was asleep, leaned setting up against a tree, with a messenger boy's cap on. Somewhere in Red Gap In the meantime he was to send a messenger boy with a note to an influential friend in Brooklyn, requesting him to hurry over and give security for their appearance. Nedra "It looks as if the 'Yankee' will come in handy as a messenger boy," said "Stump." A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" In the second paragraph of the same section, in line 2, after the word "assistant," insert the words "or page or messenger boy." A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland "It's his girl—the one he tried to elope with," the boy had informed Bland with that uncanny knowledge of state secrets which messenger boys are prone to display. The Thunder Bird Then I see his coat was what was over Margery; and I looked closer and it was a messenger boy's coat. Somewhere in Red Gap Then I procured a messenger boy and sent it off, with instructions that the bearer must wait for an answer. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora Children admitted free were newsboys, office boys, messenger boys, all children earning their living, or whose parents were employed within the exposition grounds. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission In section 5, line 3, after the word "printing," insert the words "or for page or messenger boy." A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland A messenger boy with a telegram stood outside. The Second Violin A gang of five Polish boys "beat up" a messenger boy, apparently without provocation. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work When at last the messenger boy came back, however, it was only to report a certain amount of failure. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora Presents were brought in wagons, carriages, buggies, carts, by coachmen, gardeners, cooks, maids, messenger boys, and children of all ages and dimensions. Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents Wasn't Gould a messenger boy, and General Miles a private? Said the Observer A messenger boy, coming down the street, quickly took in the unusual sight. Quiet Talks with World Winners While this was going on a telegraph messenger boy entered. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron The following Wednesday, at eight o'clock in the morning, a messenger boy woke Mme. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant We just sat up there talking old times—" "And Muggs, about eleven o'clock, sneaking up through the halls, dressed like the messenger boy again. The Vertical City Almost simultaneously came a messenger boy with an answer to one of the telegrams, followed at intervals by five others. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations But before he could muster sufficient anger to start trouble, the messenger boy, no doubt fearing a sound thrashing, quickened his steps and hastened beyond the danger zone. The Trail of the Tramp From the living-room window she saw a messenger boy approaching, and hurried to the porch door to meet him, hoping he brought no ill news. Strawberry Acres When Nick had proceeded thus far with his investigation the messenger boy arrived. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories Muggs Towers sneaking up to Monkey's room in that messenger boy's suit he keeps wearing all the time now. The Vertical City A messenger boy was running up the steps of Carver House just ahead of them. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos If an Englishman wants to swindle English people he would as soon think of dressing up in the uniform of a messenger boy. All Things Considered Before I left New York I heard about all those messenger boys hunting me around the hotels, but I didn't know what it meant. The Slim Princess Then he foraged on Fourth Avenue for food at an all-night cafe patronized by car-men, chauffeurs, and messenger boys. Bambi He's no more messenger boy than I am. The Vertical City "A kid gave it to me at the door—a messenger boy—who said he was in a tearing hurry." For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store The messenger boys he knew did not behave like that when you gave them an order. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth In the morning, first thing, we 'll have to write notes recalling the invitations for to-morrow evening, and have them delivered by messenger boys. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays JAMES, Jesse, an American westerner who murdered, stole, and appeared in paper novels for the benefit of the messenger boy, the author, and the publisher. Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be Those fake messenger boys that get themselves hired and, instead of delivering the bonds from one office to another—disappear with them. The Vertical City At just that moment a messenger boy came along the aisle. For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store A moment later the messenger boy was startled out of his lethargy by a succession of contradictory exclamations. Baby Mine In that office, where Andrew Carnegie was a messenger boy, the magnets in use to receive the signals sent with the aid of powerful nitric-acid batteries weighed as much as seventy-five pounds apiece. Edison, His Life and Inventions DICE, Diamond, American ten-cent adventurer; friend of the messenger boys and embryo criminals. Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be He was a telegraph messenger boy in New York during the Civil War, then a telegraph operator in Cleveland. The History of the Telephone I shall certain not follow Mark Hanna's understudy and fill the departments at Washington with big, fat, saucy blacks, to employ white women as stenographers and white men as messenger boys. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 How far they were from the days when the legs of the brass-buttoned messenger boy had been New York's only means of quick communication! The Age of Innocence I called the attention of the other operators to the crowd, and we sent a messenger boy to find the cause of the excitement. Edison, His Life and Inventions I have a fine little pony, and a little messenger boy who speaks Spanish, to look after the horse, and me. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis It was so new, so unexpected, that from Lord Kelvin down to the messenger boys in the telegraph offices, it was an incomprehensible surprise. The History of the Telephone They reached the city at dusk, and sent their fish, lunch-basket, and rods up to the Bessemers' flat by a messenger boy with an explanatory note for Blix's father. Blix A messenger boy, very much out of breath, came running up to her, a telegram in his hand. Fanny Herself When school closed on that evening, Elnora, so tired she almost trembled, came down the long walk after a late session of teachers' meeting, to be stopped by a messenger boy. A Girl of the Limberlost See that he gets plenty to eat— If he comes back alive he will have broken the messenger boy service record by three thousand miles. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis Somebody had set a messenger boy to dog him and find out his name and address. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Condy was actually sick with excitement, and all but tipped the seltzer bottle to the floor when a messenger boy appeared in the outer room. Blix Would tear the flounce off her too lacy petticoat to bind up a messenger boy's cut finger, and no scarf-pin that came within three feet of her was immune from her quick touch. Star-Dust On it lay the body of a boy in uniform, unmistakably a messenger boy or hotel attendant of that kind. The Mystery of the Four Fingers Unfortunately," he confessed, "a messenger boy would have been as effective. The Pawns Count The next morning a messenger boy stumbled up the front steps and handed the colored man, Jim, four yellow envelopes, night messages. The Gentleman from Indiana Moccasins and Lady Slippers "No messenger boy for those," said Douglas Bruce as he handed the florist the price set on the lady slippers. Michael O'Halloran He looked wildly around the room, then realised with a sigh of relief that he was alone, except for the messenger boy who sat dozing in a corner, with his cap over his eyes. Revenge! Within ten minutes the Despatch had messenger boys on tap instead of bells, bicycles instead of telephones, and a variety of lamps and candles in place of electricity. The Sign at Six The lounger took three staggering lurches toward Winton, brushed the messenger boy aside, and burst out in a storm of maudlin invective. A Fool for Love She must be kept informed of the baby's condition; a messenger boy was despatched to her home, at first twice a day, then every two hours. Married A messenger boy on a wheel whirled up to the front gate with a telegram. Georgina of the Rainbows "Who the hell's messenger boy do you think I am?" he demanded. King Coal : a Novel A good half hour before noon a messenger boy came in and handed Mary an envelope. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks Soon after that Governor Berriman rang for a messenger boy and sent a telegram. Lifted Masks; stories A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy. The Hero of Hill House Some time afterwards I said: 'Come here, Joseph, I wish you to be my messenger boy.' Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training A messenger boy broke in on his musings with a letter for Senator Langdon marked "Important." A Gentleman from Mississippi He helped in numberless ways in getting ready for the trip, and offered to do errands that could better be attended to by a messenger boy. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal While strolling down Fifth Avenue the Duke of Connaught accidentally collided with a messenger boy carrying a parcel, whereupon he turned round and begged the boy's pardon. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough I want to find Ham," Joe wrote in the note he sent to the ringmaster by a messenger boy, "and I've asked the police to be on the quiet lookout for him. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record A messenger boy was brought in, and delivered a letter to her uncle. The Governors One morning a messenger boy makes his entrance into the flat and hands her a book. The Sorrows of a Show Girl At that moment one of the senior messenger boys came in and approached Spargo. The Middle Temple Murder Just then a small messenger boy came up to Patty and handed her a telegram. Patty at Home There was a messenger boy outside, looking smart and neat in his blue-and-gold uniform, and he touched his cap politely to the girl. Aunt Jane's Nieces That messenger boy was clever to get in. The Governors While the Company president was speaking a messenger boy knocked at the door. The Winning of Barbara Worth Spargo recognized the voice as that of one of the office messenger boys, and jumping up, went to the door. The Middle Temple Murder "Really, Jones," he observed, "you seem to be employing me rather in the capacity of a messenger boy." Average Jones A messenger boy came rushing up to him, carrying a telegram and exclaiming, "You are nominated." The Life of Abraham Lincoln A uniformed messenger boy was standing on the steps. Cap'n Dan's Daughter The messenger boy took a last look about the place and left. Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane Pretending to obey Barnard's order, they had Fisk wrench away the books of stock from a messenger boy summoned ostensibly to carry them to a deposit place on Pine street. Great Fortunes from Railroads "Rickey" had called a messenger boy and sent him out for a geography. Average Jones By non-producers the writer means such employees as all of the general officers, the clerks, foremen, gang bosses, watchmen, messenger boys, draftsmen, salesmen, etc.; and by "producers," only those who actually work with their hands. Shop Management "Any answer?" demanded the messenger boy, intent on business. Cap'n Dan's Daughter It cost him a quarter, that bit of gentility, for Mr. Blithers at once said something that a messenger boy ought to hear, and ordered Jackson to go ahead. The Prince of Graustark They innocently disclaimed any knowledge of who the thief was; as for the messenger boy, he "did not know." Great Fortunes from Railroads The messenger boy who finally brought her expected note, looked to him like a Greek godling. Average Jones While Frank and Harry were still trying to tear themselves away, a blue-garbed messenger boy pushed his way through the crowd and extended a yellow envelope. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest He is messenger boy, train dispatcher, department buyer, credit man, actor, lawyer and politician—all under one hat! Tales of the Road He didn't know whether he was to stop just inside the door fingering his hat like a messenger boy, or go forward and join the group. The Prince of Graustark Her outburst was interrupted by a messenger boy with a telegram. The Perils of Pauline Average Jones was already there, accompanied by a messenger boy. Average Jones He hated a certain messenger boy, a certain laborer, a painter and Mr. Ditmars. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations A messenger boy put his hand on the hotel door. Tales of the Road At the same moment a telegraph messenger boy paused on the sidewalk to compute the artistic but puzzling numerals on the imposing grilled doors of the building. The Hollow of Her Hand As he reached the door of the machine, a messenger boy turned up the steps. The Perils of Pauline "Skip, son," said the Ad-Visor, handing the messenger boy a folded newspaper. Average Jones A small, shivering messenger boy in uniform entered. Quill's Window He listens for the footstep of a messenger boy.' Celibates At the same time she asked that a couple of district messenger boys be sent to her room with the least possible delay. The Hollow of Her Hand Reading it, he smiled, and he was still smiling when another messenger boy followed him to the door. The Perils of Pauline While they were out of the room a messenger boy came to the front door with a small package for Mr. Bingle. Mr. Bingle "I think that will settle the upstart," Mr. Skinner declared confidently as he rang for a messenger boy. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley He brought no fruit or flowers, but he was followed by a messenger boy fairly staggering under the weight of his burden. Patty in Paris He was too honourable to use any forbidden means of discovering Patty's identity, and so would not ask to see any telephone records, and was quite willing to promise not to quiz a messenger boy. Patty's Suitors They saw men hurrying here and there, messenger boys rushing to and fro, and many visitors like themselves. The Bobbsey Twins in Washington She took a train to town, and sent a messenger boy to his office with a note asking him to dine with her. An Original Belle As just one suggestion: If your whole playlet hangs on an important message to be delivered, the property man, dressed as a messenger boy, may hand in the message without a word. Writing for Vaudeville They had not long been seated when the little Italian messenger boy brought them a budget of letters. The Long Vacation There was a messenger boy who handed me a note. The Exploits of Elaine Suddenly a messenger boy rode up on his bicycle and mounted the porch steps. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" "It was delivered by a messenger boy shortly before you arrived, Theydon," said Forbes, when his passion had subsided and he could trust his voice again. Number Seventeen "Ring for a messenger boy," he said, "and when he arrives come for a note which I want him to take to Mr. Pultzer's house." The Adventures of a Boy Reporter Goliah’s letter was delivered to the Associated Press by a messenger boy who had been engaged on the street. Revolution, and Other Essays We were coming along Cobble Lane when Judith espied two messenger boys on the rail fence. Jane Allen, Junior Furred old ladies, furred little girls, messenger boys and club men, jostling, gossiping, planning. The Heart of Rachael But at eleven o'clock a messenger boy appeared with a special delivery letter for Miss Susan Brown, she signed the little book with a sensation that was almost fear. Saturday's Child Tom Swift tossed a quarter to the messenger boy, and leaped over the rail to the deck of his airship, making his way toward the pilot house. Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam "What is it?" he said, to a rather sniffy messenger boy. Aaron's Rod But it was the innocent remark of the grateful messenger boy, that put the climax in at the very peak of interest. Jane Allen, Junior By now the chanting of the messenger boys was an uninterrupted chorus. The Pit He said as how he ain't got no messenger boy now, 'cause de one he done hab went on a strike fo' five cents mo' a day. Tom Swift and His Wireless Message: or, the castaways of Earthquake island They waited half an hour, and Tom was on the point of starting when a messenger boy came hurrying into the yard where the great airship rested on its bicycle wheels. Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam "Drunk," said the messenger boy: except that, in unblushing cockney, he pronounced it "Drank." Aaron's Rod "That was she who ran out the back way," concluded Jane while Judith and the others were busy taking leave of the messenger boy. Jane Allen, Junior A messenger boy crossed the floor chanting an unintelligible name. The Pit In a quiet bystreet a German band of five players in faded uniforms and with battered brass instruments was playing to an audience of street arabs and leisurely messenger boys. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man At the sight of him even the messenger boys who are waiting, get up and scamper to and fro. In the Days of the Comet While the somnolent youth finished this task, Thorpe listened for the messenger boy on the stairs. The Blazed Trail Then, there was the registered package of jewelry that brought disaster upon you and the messenger boy, Tim. Jane Allen, Junior The provision and grain pits were deserted, and as the clamour of the place lapsed away the telegraph instruments began to make themselves heard once more, together with the chanting of the messenger boys. The Pit It was not the lawyer but a messenger boy with a note. Cap'n Warren's Wards I was so handsome that human activities ceased as if spellbound when I came in view, and even inanimate things stopped to look—like locomotives, and district messenger boys and so-on. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) And holding it perhaps too tightly, for her fingers trembled, she added: "A note, please, sir; and the messenger boy is waiting for—an answer." The Patrician Well, when the messenger boy got away somewhere about Dol's establishment, and Sarah went next, then went Shirley and, Little Me, followed by that giant Sour Sandy! Jane Allen, Junior The sexton says a messenger boy brought it. The Pit One bright Sunday morning the car rolled into the station at Aberdeen, South Dakota, and as it came to a stop a messenger boy boarded it with a message for Billy Conley. The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show He opened the door and found a messenger boy standing in the vestibule. Havoc The hat had been popped up into the infield, where it had been caught by the messenger boy. A Damsel in Distress It was Dol Vin who insisted that we Wellingtons were spoiling her business, interfering with her customers and—she said this—'now this creature actually tries to steal my parcels from a messenger boy!' Jane Allen, Junior As she was leaving, Annie gave into her hands a pasteboard box, just brought to the house by a messenger boy. The Pit Each day from 12 o'clock to 2 Hinkle's was full of hungry customers—messenger boys, stenographers, brokers, owners of mining stock, promoters, inventors with patents pending—and also people with money. Strictly business: more stories of the four million At this moment a messenger boy came into the room and handed Mr. Walcott a telegram. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American A messenger boy, two shabby men engaged in non-essential industries, and a shop girl paused to observe the scene. A Damsel in Distress A weary little messenger boy with a long box in his arms called her name. The Drums of Jeopardy As he was putting his supper dishes away, a messenger boy knocked at his door and handed him a note. Initials Only In turn he was newsboy, bootblack, and messenger boy. The Vision Splendid Finally at five o'clock a messenger boy came with a letter for him. The Case of the Lamp That Went Out "Here he is, guv'nor," said the messenger boy, removing a bead of perspiration with the rush message. A Damsel in Distress The light was still burning in the corridor, though not very brightly, and he saw Kent hand the grinning messenger boy a shiny quarter. The Red Seal I called a messenger boy and sent a note to Gov. The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation It must have been nearly an hour later that a messenger boy handed James a note. The Vision Splendid Then he rang for a messenger boy and handed it to him for delivery. The Illustrious Prince By the application of known physical laws the telephone and the telegraph have supplanted the messenger boy. Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business "Just a moment, miss," and he hurried to the front bell, to return after a brief colloquy with a messenger boy, bearing a letter. The Red Seal And so I got the job of telegraph messenger boy. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it He jerked them from the hand of the messenger boy. The Water goats and other troubles Pinkerton stared a moment on the intruder with no friendly eye, tore a leaf from his note-book, and scribbled a line in pencil, turned, beckoned a messenger boy, and whispered, "To Longhurst." The Wrecker He wrote hastily and handed the message to the messenger boy. The Water goats and other troubles |
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