| 单词 | beadle |
| 例句 | Johnny knew when his own case would soon be called because he heard the Justice tell a beadle to run down to Long Wharf and tell Merchant Lyte to present himself in half an hour. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Soames reappeared and plodded about like a parish beadle, backing down the steam radiator valves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And the vengeance Sweeney seeks here feels as much political — a rebellion against elites, like judges and beadles — as personal. ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘The Crucible’: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The Sergeant-at-Arms might appoint a beadle to bridle the tongues of the everlasting talkers, and an official with a large extinguisher should make them harmless after they had bored the House for five minutes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z When Makar first applied for a book and a candle the assistant beadle cast a knowing look at his smooth-shaven face, and then, handing him the volume, said: “You are in the army, aren’t you?” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He held out his left arm, and suffered the beadle to pass the sleeve over it and to secure the white linen above the elbow. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z And they made such an uproar outside the walls of the town, that the beadle came out to see what it was all about. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z The vergers and beadles arrayed themselves upon one side or the other, and by the solemnity or levity of their carriage, the twinkle in the eye or the far-off, absent gaze, made known their views. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The assistant beadle at the Old Synagogue was a man with a luxurious white beard. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The town-clerk rose, and tapped the beadle on the shoulder, whereupon that worthy, with a grunt, abandoned his pose of masterly inactivity and followed the mayor out of the room. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z "You are a set of rogues and vagabonds," said the beadle, "and you shall all come before the mayor, and he'll settle your quarrels pretty quickly, and treat you as you deserve." The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z That hand must ply the ignominious needle, This mind brood o'er the salutary dish, I must grow sober as a parish beadle, And having fish to fry, must fry my fish. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z "Why, he was here a moment ago," cried the bewildered beadle. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The assistant beadle was particularly interested in the story of a certain colonel, a bitter anti-Semite, who used to beat the Jews in his regiment because a Jewish money-lender had him under his thumb. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The beadle did not think much about anything. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z But the beadle would not listen to them, and led them straight away to the market-place, where the mayor sat judging the people. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z The power of the beadle had not yet been broken by a metrical inquiry concerning the origin of his hat. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z "Da Costa!" the beadle cried again, but his tone was less awesome and more tetchy. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z After a dreadful suspense of some fifteen minutes the beadle, that much-privileged individual, entered the church, marched slowly along the accustomed passage, and mounted the pulpit-stair. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z All the deans, curates, clerks, beadles, and other bigwigs high or low that feed us on windy trash. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z So the beadle did as he was told, and the pedlar was locked up for many days in the prison. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z All beadles are one Mr Bumble—the Bumble of Boz and Cruikshank, though without the shadow of the sack with which the novelist eclipsed him. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z "Mr. da Costa," said the beadle, now arrived too near the imposing figure to venture on familiarities with it. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The parish beadle, carrying the mace, marched in front. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z When he came within the church, word was given to godfather and godmother, father and mother, by the schoolmaster beadle, that they were to range themselves about the baptismal font, the which they did. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z A beadle, magnificently attired, awaited and conducted them with pompous air, pounding his staff of office at intervals on the sacred pavement, to a little altar, where the priest stood ready-vested. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z George is responsible for very neat portraits of a beadle, waterman, dustman, watchman ..., and the Cruikshankian enthusiast cries "Eureka!" for he spies Mr Bumble among them. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z The beadle darted a glance at the President, and, perceiving his condition, rushed out again to get the water. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle. What Do The Occupiers Want? Phase Change 2011-10-25T16:51:56Z Saintly old Mr. Bloch, late missionary of the L.J.S., and the beadle of the church, acted as witnesses to my public declaration of faith in Christ crucified. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z In front was the Dean of Notre Dame, chanting the prayers for the dead, and with him were his vicars, and the beadle carrying the cross. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Concerning this last vision of yours, you had better keep a very quiet tongue in your head; otherwise the secular arm of our beadle shall measure out to you twenty-five lashes. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The beadle returned with the glass of water, which he well-nigh dropped. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Then the stout beadle gave the boy a shake, just to remind him of his wrong-doing—as if any further reminder was needed!—and made for the door, dragging the wretched offender after him. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Two beadles in black gowns leave the chapel and speedily re-enter leading Joan. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Behind him came a burgomaster with two aldermen carrying candles, and then the curé of Stavenisse with a beadle holding a parasol over his head. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z The prebendary in residence walks from his seat, preceded by beadles, and followed by a vicar or minor canon, and proceeds to the altar; the choir, during this sort of processional march, chanting the Sanctus. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Then, plunging his hand into his breeches-pocket, he gave the beadle a crown, remarking genially, "You must have your usual perquisite, I suppose." The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Meanwhile, the gentleman Christmas-boxed the beadle, who smiled fatly and went his way. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z She feels her knees shake at the first steps that she takes into the chapel, and forced to lean upon the arm of one of the beadles, she halts for a moment. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z All the deans, curés, clerks, beadles and the rest, both superior and inferior, who feed us with their trash. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z The master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle; pinioned his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The fourth Benediction was drawing to its close, when the beadle was seen to mount the platform and whisper in his ear. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Then the door opened, and, to every one's surprise, in marched a stout beadle. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z The mill failed, now he is beadle in a Chassidic meeting-house, gets nothing for it, but he sells the "bitter drop." Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z The padrone yells Silenzio! with a roar, and reaching over, pokes obstreperous boys with his long fennel-stalk, like a beadle in church. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Oliver was frightened at the sight of so many gentlemen, which made him tremble; and the beadle gave him another tap behind, which made him cry. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The beadle descended the steps, and after a moment of inaudible discussion with da Costa, the Master Reader lifted up his voice afresh. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Once upon a time, it is said, an old Scotch beadle, with the astute utterance of his class, went a-courting. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z We three remained—and the beadle, who came close to me: "Give me something," he said, "for the day's work." Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z On the day of the interment the beadle attended as requested. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z “No, I will not, sir,” replied the beadle, adjusting the wax end which was twisted round the bottom of his cane, for purposes of parochial flagellation. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The beadle hastened upstairs to impose his authority. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z That very week, before the beak, they brought that beadle burly; He pleaded guilty in a tone dyspeptically surly, And he lives still at Pentonville with hair not long or curly! Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z The beadle hated me for this with a deadly hatred, and I was well served out for it besides. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Herbert took his hat, and, with a silent bow, was about to leave the room, when the beadle of the University rushed in and handed Johannes a letter. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z In those days it was the beadle’s function to execute evictions for the benefit of young squires who had lost at cards. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Nay, it is the poor that are trodden on—they whose merits are in excess of those of beadles. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Two beadles do duty in the university library. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z There we came across the beadle, who assured us that, in his opinion, we should be able to go on with the work to-morrow. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Parish ordinances mix with Acts of Parliament; and when we have conned the oath of the beadle of the ward, we are startled by Pope Nicholas’ Bull. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Oh, I know I'll get you then," he went on excitedly, while the interrupted beadle impatiently rattled his keys. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z When next you would discuss me, speak with the Psalms-men, not the beadle. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z For the administration of the academical laws and acts of justice, especial police officers, and beadles, upper and inferior, are maintained. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z I go back to the inn; the beadle comes, too. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Coachmen, showmen, servants of all kinds, beadles, self-made men of imperfect education, he could depict with wonderful force and vivacity; but his triumphs in the higher ranks are few. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z They had for some reason been talking in murmurs, and the embittered beadle, losing his self-control, began to say things audibly. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z "Da Costa!" sonorously intoned the beadle with the long-drawn accent of court ushers. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The chief beadle in pressing cases, has the right to cite before him, and to arrest without warrant, but must immediately make announcement thereof to the amtmann. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Early in the morning, before the arrival of the beadle, there come some Jews—they want to see the note-taker. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z He took an active part in all local matters, from the election of a parish beadle to that of a member of Parliament, ranging himself on the side called Radical. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z They thought no more of crypts and beadles. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z "Didn't you hear me calling?" grumbled the beadle. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The chief beadle, who lives near the college, has at the same time, the care of the prison, which is in the upper part of his house. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z He is beadle and bailiff together, and collects the taxes, besides being held in great regard by the town-justice. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z "To Grosskussewitz, I help in the catching department," replied the veritable beadle of St. Luna, who behind some masonry had with one hand unclasped a book and with the other buttoned up a wallet. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z "That beadle," she thought, "he didn't really mean what he said to that beadle—" "You're what I've been looking for in women all my life," he went on. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z When she struggled to get down from her high place in the gallery, and make her way to the pulpit, the beadle stopped her rudely. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The beadles strive with all diligence to entitle themselves to the proffered reward; but, on the other hand, the students exert all their ingenuity to defeat the vigilance of these Arguses. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z "Stop scolding," says the beadle, "and answer when you're spoken to!" Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z So he went home with his sermon and his womankind, followed by the old women with their soup cans, and the beadle locked up the church. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z There was no verger, beadle, pew-opener, or official person of any sort to take action. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z The beadle went to work in The tap-room of the Horn: 'Pull off your velvet jerkin, Your boots, and all you've worn. Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z In their behalf numerous persons are employed, who, through signs, give intelligence of the approach of the beadles, or, as they are termed by the students, Poodles. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z It is all not so bad as people think: besides being a rabbi, a Shochet, a beadle, and a teacher, there is yet another good way of getting a living. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z I, said the beadle, With my little needle, And I made his shroud. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z At that signal, my god-son, on the watch on the second floor, will come up to warn the beadle, and we shall have time to flee, or to gain the cachette through the pantry. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z As soon as my message was taken to him, the beadle came out with some others to examine me. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z The beadle had the keys belonging to the different rooms in the house, just then in his hand,--"How came you here, Herr von Plauen?" demanded he. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z He sent for the beadle and a few householders. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z "He waves his tail—as if he were a beadle waving little boys out of church." Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Afterwards they were brought to our pew by the beadle, who said that, if he did not take them, they would be stolen. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z One of the party entered the church and brought word that the beadle wished me to come into the church, and that he would see me when service was over. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z Immediately before the car, go two of the beadles carrying fasces wreathed with crape. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The house," explains the beadle, "is not exactly hers. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z As the clock struck eleven the beadle carried the big Bible up to the pulpit, and descending, stood at the foot of the stairs until the minister had passed up. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The beadle went behind the curtain, and, fearing new disturbances, tried to open the window at the back of the little room, to let in some air from the back-yard on which it abutted. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The rector and his beadles, the latter carrying before him their maces of gold and silver. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z But come the beadle however he will, The wit of the student's too much for him still. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z There came, however, three householders and two beadles. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z In the stocks the beadle shut them, While the friends they chanced to meet Would invariably cut them In the street. Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z Automatically the beadle rushed to the cord and pulled the window to. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The beadle also fell occasionally under suspicion, well merited at times, it is feared. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z They are under the care of a beadle, who supplies the necessities of the prisoner. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z But from No. 41 the beadle led me to 43. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z The heroine of the hour, dressed in a black gown, was ushered into the great hall, preceded by two college beadles and accompanied by two of the most prominent ladies of the Bolognese nobility. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z "His worship the mayor, attended by the hogmace, the supervisor of the gutters, the several beadles in commission within our walls, will have the honour of waiting upon your lordship forthwith." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Small sums were regularly extracted, and one Sunday when the minister discovered that the usual small amount had disappeared, he summoned the beadle. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Here they were encountered by the inexorable beadle, or poodle, as they style him, and commanded to withdraw so flagrant a satire on the worshipful senate's decree. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z It was not till the next day that Y�ssil was missed; then they said, bother would not have taken him, and the beadle lighted the stove himself. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z His parasite the beadle went with him, but a considerable number of the yokels stayed to keep us company. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z On the contrary, each and every one of them turned instanter; and no mischievous urchin ever ran faster from a parish beadle than did all six of them towards the camp. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Thinking he had the beadle thoroughly cornered, the minister fixed him with his eye and paused for an answer. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z “Hold your tongue, woman,” cried Mr Purkis, majestically—the beadle asserting itself over the husband. A Little World The beadle points the old woman out to me: "That is the mistress of the house." Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z We were still beguiling the time in this way when the beadle came to release us. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z She marched in a stately manner with the roll of a female beadle, or an alderman in his gold chain of office, to an Indian cabinet, opened a drawer and inserted her hand. Lady Maude's Mania She continued, therefore, in spite of gowned Anglican church officers, magnificent Catholic "Suisses," and arrogant parish beadles, to do penance for sins which she had never committed. Deep Moat Grange She was somewhat shocked at the suddenness of the beadle’s announcement, yet she felt that, for the sake of a family friend, so good an opportunity must not be lost. A Little World Yeruchem sent to call him before the rabbi, and he sent the beadle flying out of the house. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Meanwhile the beadle, in the exercise of his authority, had twice set his dirty hands on my coat, and twice had I gently but firmly removed them. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Cowper’s account of the tender-hearted beadle is supplemented by a similar performance in Boston as shown in a Boston paper of August 11, 1789. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days At the selfsame moment the sight of the ladder and of the broken window sets the whole of the place, rector, beadle, clerk, and peasantry, mad with excitement. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Then he called me a trump, which, though it was well meant, didn’t sound respectful to a man in my position in life, and beadle of St Runnle’s for all the years as I’ve been. A Little World This the beadle told to the burgomaster, who reflected thereupon, and at last said: 'For my part they may go, I am content, so the blame cannot be laid upon me.' Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Not only the beadle, but several other persons under the immediate eye of this despot, were but too ready to curry favour with him by doing his bidding. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z With this on her head the offending woman was marched through the streets by the beadle or chained to the market-cross to be gibed at by passers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" "Well, can they put the veil on the bride?" the beadle came and inquired. Yiddish Tales “There’s something wrong, Patty,” gasped Mrs Jared, holding her hand to her side, while the one apostrophised admitted Mr Timson, the vicar, and Purkis the beadle, all very muffled and snowy. A Little World As the windows still remained dark, we were afraid that the beadle, who positively declared he saw you return by the evening train, might have been mistaken. The Children of the World There the generations have lain down to sleep, their hearts reconciled one to another, and the beadle has drawn the coverlet of green over them. The Great Discovery In the wood I met the beadle's children—the boy and Maidli. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. The beadle comes, and the Rabbi whispers a few words into his ear. Yiddish Tales Purkis, the beadle, used to wink—that is to say, he would draw a heavy lid over one of his lobster eyes—and say, “I know!” A Little World His defeat of the beadle was magnificent; his treatment of Jim Crow a triumph of strategy. Carnival "What you did then," I replied, "was to allow the beadle to deprive the poor parishioners of a privilege which you and a few others enjoy elsewhere." The Great Discovery He made one bite at it, and then he began to dance and splutter, which, being an uncommon thing for a beadle to do, soon brought a crowd round him. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 And the beadle brings cups of wine for Sanctification, out of the Rabbi's chamber, and little rolls of bread. Yiddish Tales The Major's housekeeper had told the beadle a great deal about him. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine There was literally nothing to see; but the beadle waited, nevertheless, in expectation of the end. International Short Stories English A handful of bones thrown up by the beadle to make room for the dead of to-day—is that all that is left of those who handed down the lamp of life to us? The Great Discovery A beadle in magnificent livery, and of an unusually civil character—for beadledom is generally a terror to our species—meets us. About London He quietly handed his prayer-scarf to the beadle, wished the bystanders "good Sabbath," and walked out of Shool, leaving them all disconcerted. Yiddish Tales At half-past two a beadle rings a bell, and no more are permitted to enter the Exchange. Here and There in London The beadle, whose curiosity was excited, waited a little, and looked after them. International Short Stories English Under the lamp-post stood the roadman and the beadle, looking after him. The Great Discovery It's like the country, you know; everybody goes out with everybody in the Gardens; and there are beadles, you know, and that sort of thing. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The beadle's little daughter, who used sometimes to carry up the Porush's food for her father, took it into her head that she must have one look at the Porush. Yiddish Tales But he shook her off almost as roughly as he had done the beadle; while the latter said to Eva, "You may as well wait till I come for you." Black Forest Village Stories Before he had quitted the room, in his turn, the beadle entered it, and inquired for the Abb� de Mariotte, one of the officiating priests attached to the cathedral. International Short Stories English Prices jumped about on every side, and so did little boys, whom the beadle chased, declaring he would have them there at no price. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) There are beadles there, too, or guardian functionaries of some sort, although it may be owned that in their walk to and from the canal bridge Heron and Minola encountered none of them. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. We boys crowded round him on all sides, and stared, and then caught it hot from the beadle, who said children had no business "to creep into a stranger's face" like that. Yiddish Tales The May-cabin marched straight up to the beadle and struck his face. Black Forest Village Stories The change which the interval had worked in Monsieur Chaubard was so extraordinary, that the beadle's attention was altogether withdrawn, in the interest of observing it, from the man who had made the confession. International Short Stories English "No, I will not, sir," replied the beadle as he hurried away. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read He ran towards the Tannenb�hl as fast as if the beadles were at his heels. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors The beadle grew very angry, and pursued us with slaps. Yiddish Tales The boy probably took it for granted that, as May-man, his person was sacred and secure; but the beadle knew no sacred personage except himself, and pulled the boy's hut to pieces at a blow. Black Forest Village Stories "Good Monsieur Chaubard has heard more than he bargained for," said the beadle, wandering back to the empty confessional with an interest which he had never felt in it till that moment. International Short Stories English Sir Morgan Walladmor would send the beadle to you with a rod of nettles, if he was to hear of such a thing: for he doats upon the leek and St. David's day. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. When, on the Monday morning, he came to his factory, he not only found his workmen, but also other people whom no one likes to see; viz., the bailiff and three beadles. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors And one Sabbath the beadle gave out in the house-of-study that the Rav begged them all to be present that evening at a convocation. Yiddish Tales This was the beadle's nickname, and always made him furious. Black Forest Village Stories The road was cleared by beadles and men dressed as devils, and wild men, whose clubs discharged squibs. Old and New London Volume I He immediately dispatched one of his servants for the beadle, to inquire into the cause of this wonderful event; who, when he came, appeared to be under more dreadful apprehensions than the clergyman himself. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed Is a bench of beadles and tipstaffs, who intercept letters, or keep to themselves the knowledge they should communicate, the power that ruleth? Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors That is easily seen," said he; "you are fat as a beadle. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 That same evening the squire came, with a beadle and a gens d'armes, to arrest him. Black Forest Village Stories The sellers of letters used to meet in the Royal Exchange before business hours, till the beadle had at last to drive them away to make room for the merchants. Old and New London Volume I I that have been love’s whip I A very beadle to a humorous sigh!— English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century The actors were chiefly boys, and the parish beadle always went along to insure order. Threads of Grey and Gold The beadle holds up a pair of scales, one of which weighs very much heavier than the other. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. The beadle had come to announce the hour for silence, but Constantine quieted him with a glass of wine: the same deep artifice succeeded with the watchman, who came an hour later. Black Forest Village Stories There is also a painting of Old London Bridge, and a clever portrait of the late Mr. R. Hazard, who was attached to the church as sexton, clerk, and ward beadle for nearly fifty years. Old and New London Volume I In the morning the rector of the parish arrived and all retired, with the exception of the parents, if these chanced to be alive, in whose presence the beadle closed the coffin. Legends & Romances of Brittany Deputation of Vergers, seemingly from Canterbury Cathedral, headed by a beadle, carrying an ear-trumpet, forcing their way through crowd. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 3, 1890. Out of a building in the rear, inscribed, “National School for Thirty-niners only,” issues a procession of ecclesiastics and beadles carrying banners. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. "See if what has gone?" asked the beadle, carefully looking behind the tree. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales The president is preceded on his entrance and departure by the beadle of the society, bearing this mace. Old and New London Volume I I said to the "beadle," as they call him: "Aren't you going to have any heat in this building?" Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order That afternoon all the crowded court-room saw the beadle make way for two persons of importance. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman Nevertheless, his plight now was comparable to that of the strollers of old, hunted by beadles from towns and villages, and classed as gypsies, vagabonds and professed itinerants by the constables. The Strollers The beadle made a close inspection and declared that he could see no hump. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales At this moment the university beadle entered with two of the commissary's servants, bringing a message to the prior that he should repair at once to Lincoln, taking Dalaber with him. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. To have witnesses to all this, the curé often sent for the beadle and other personages of the village to bear testimony to it. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. I wondered that the beadles were unobservant of him. Ghetto Comedies At that moment the beadle entered to announce the close of school. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal The beadle set about to liberate Halid, and at the same time earnestly begged to be told how he had got rid of the hump, so that he also might free himself of his deformity. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales If you wish to ascertain the hours of any ceremony in a church, you are directed to ask its beggar, as here you would the beadle. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Voltaire said, in philosophy, he was very far behind a college porter or a parish beadle. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 I felt that the beadle's eye was at last drawn to us both, and I hurried my model down a side-street. Ghetto Comedies Waiting at the head of that staircase for the beadle, faint strains of music come from very far. The Spirit of Rome No sooner was the beadle freed than he asked God to bring down calamity on the destroyers of the charm that was to remove his hunch. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales ONE evening when the window was open, and she, sitting by it, had been watching Lestiboudois, the beadle, trimming the box, she suddenly heard the Angelus ringing. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life At first he hadn't the faintest idea what was expected of him; it must have been rather like trying to romp with a parish beadle, he was so intensely respectable! The Talking Horse And Other Tales Ben Amram himself, their spokesman to the Government, whose praying-shawl was embroidered with a silver band, and whose coat was satin, remained immovable between the pillars of the Ark, staring stonily at the brave beadle. Ghetto Comedies The teeth of the single men are very white, but just as soon as one marries he begins chewing beadle nuts, making his mouth red and teeth black in a few days. A Soldier in the Philippines Halid left the poor beadle religiously and earnestly repeating the words. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales He thought within himself: "Argue, quarrel, abuse one another, my friends, and you will forget all about the doings of Isshur the beadle." Jewish Children Thus "the beadle whipped the beggar," in prolix language might be expressed, the beadle with a whip struck in time past the beggar. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes The beadles close those ruthless doors for a mysterious half-hour on the examiners. Tom Brown at Oxford In this piece of cloth is carried a box containing a stuff to chew called beadle nut. A Soldier in the Philippines As the knots were loosened, the louder did the beadle in despair call out the charmed words in the hopes of arresting them. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales Every Sabbath morning, on their desks the congregants found bundles of letters, in which the youngsters accused the beadle and his bought-over committee-men of many things. Jewish Children You imagine yourselves to be the army of England: how if you should find yourselves, at last, only the police of her manufacturing towns, and the beadles of her little Bethels? The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Except on that occasion, the vast design was suppressed without the aid of a single soldier or even a beadle. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Beggars fear him more than the justice, and as much as the whip-stock, whom he delivers over to his subordinate magistrates, the bridewell-man, and the beadle. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters In one of Wilkie's pictures the brown bear is figured on its way with its owners to the parish beadle's "house of detention." Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. It may be that to you these things would not have been of great value, but to a beadle they were worth a great deal. Jewish Children Popular opinion, disappointed in the fire having been put out, snowballed the beadle. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 The beadle is the only sober man in the composition except the pawnbroker, and he is mightily indifferent to the orphan-child crying beside its parent's coffin. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Provision was also made for Mr. Gager as engineer, and Mr. Penn as beadle. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Tillemant became a master coachman between Oxford and London, but having had the misfortune to break his leg, became one of the beadles of the university. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions Or would you rather I told you how our new committee-men made up their accounts with the old beadle? Jewish Children We have had a fire here, but our people put it out before the parish-engine arrived, like a drivelling perambulator, with the beadle in it, like an imbecile baby. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 He has himself described it in one of his minor writings, in setting down what he remembered as the only good that ever came of a beadle. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Courtiers, officers, stewards, cooks, errand-boys, soldiers, beadles,—nay the very horses in the stables and the dogs in their kennels were stricken motionless as though they were dead. The Sleeping Beauty "Now the town beadle is bumptious, and Mrs. Avenel is gumptious." The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Do you want to hear how the poor old beadle was dragged through the whole village by the youngsters, with shouting and singing? Jewish Children The village tailor opened the door, for the mayor and the beadle were sore afeared. Explorers of the Dawn The mason interrupted his hiccoughs; the beadle was agitated; the man with the contraction moved no more. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life The two priests, the chorister, and the beadle came, and said and did as much as could be expected for seventy francs in an age when religion can not afford to say prayers for nothing. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I As a last resort, the beadle was dispatched through the snow, to a neighboring glen, in the hope of getting a supply; but he came back as unsuccessful as he went. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce I am not the beadle this long time. Jewish Children The same functionary has given the name Haybittle, a compound of beadle. The Romance of Names He was then led by a beadle into an adjoining room, and the door locked. Historic Boyhoods I often wonder what he said when Noah ordered him peremptorily into the Ark. As for myself, I should as soon think of ordering one of the beadles at the Bank. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly There the beadle stopped him and bid him not to move. En Route When I think of Isshur the beadle, I am reminded of Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, and other such giants of history. Jewish Children Doctor Todd, following the great men in the humble capacity of beadle, stilled it with a raised hand. David Malcolm The beadle opened the door, and the boy presented his completed score to the president. Historic Boyhoods We are sinful, for we have no parish beadle. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy All at once this hallucination ceased; his eye was mechanically attracted towards the priest, who was looking at him, while speaking in a low voice to a beadle. En Route He says that householders are plentiful as dogs, but there is only one beadle—may no evil eye harm him! Jewish Children “Then I suppose if this island was to change, so that there were no more butterflies, moths, or beadles, and more fish took to living in the rivers—they’d take to fishing again?” Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy “Why, the black beadles, to be sure,” replied Nurse cheerfully. The Kitchen Cat, and other Tales The three beadles had thrice struck the ground with their heads and staves, the doctors had finished their compliments, and the masters were making their twenty-seven prostrations. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Durtal passed in front of the line of nuns who did not take part in the ceremony, and torch in hand he followed the beadle, who carried behind the priest an open white silk parasol. En Route That's what the villagers muttered softly through their teeth, so that the beadle might not hear them. Jewish Children The beadle is a very grand personage, and his appearance sufficiently indicates this fact. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 In the meantime, the beadle had been to his house, and finding he had left it in his usual health, it was feared some accident had happened. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting He was led off in a beadle's threadbare gown, and a tradesman's cap; and here for some important hours authentic account of him is lost. The Reign of Mary Tudor Yet he regained his place somehow; let the crowd pass, and approaching the beadle, asked him the name of the convent, and the order to which the nuns belonged. En Route There was a new beadle, and new melodies, and new customs. Jewish Children But this man is such a rogue that his word is worth nothing; and to thrash him—though the business of the beadle—would be no discredit to the magistrate. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 The figures in this print are admirably grouped, and the countenances of the gamblers and beadle strikingly characteristic. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency He was ordered to take it off, and when he refused, it was removed by a beadle. The Reign of Mary Tudor Overwhelmed by this request, Durtal made a vague gesture, in which the beadle seemed to see assent. En Route But what is one to do when one is under the yoke of a beadle? Jewish Children Dalbos, the only city beadle who was a protestant, was dragged from his home and led to prison. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs This was simply a matter of tipping the beadle, who marked you off. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Dickens obviously knew enough about that waiter to have made him a running spring of joy throughout a whole novel; as the beadle is in Oliver Twist, or the undertaker in Martin Chuzzlewit. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens He had got so far in his reflections when the beadle beckoned to him. En Route And the men found on their desks fresh letters of accusation against the beadle and the committee-men. Jewish Children In came the beadle with the MacNicolls, very much cowed, different men truly from the brave gentlemen who cried blood for blood on Provost Brown's stair. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Of course I soon became acquainted with some students, and was entered at the University, and got the card which exempted me from being arrested by any save the University beadles. Memoirs The beadle reported to me afterwards that the other churches were mightily jealous of our late autumn bloom, and one of their devotees, an Episcopalian, had asked him sneeringly— "What's that flag doing there?" St. Cuthbert's He thought his part was finished, but, this time without asking his permission, the beadle asked him to kneel at the communion rail in front of the altar. En Route They blinked their eyes, breathed hard, and took from the beadle a pinch of snuff with their two fingers. Jewish Children For forty interminable minutes did the little party wait in the dreary church aisles, until the clock, and likewise the beadle, warned them it was near the canonical hour. Agatha's Husband A Novel Now I didn’t know it, but Pedell—meaning beadle, commonly called Poodle by the students—was the head-constable of the University. Memoirs I uttered a brief eulogy upon the honour and responsibility of that position, pointing out that the beadle had a dignity all his own, as well as the elders and other officers of the kirk. St. Cuthbert's He put the best face he could on the matter, and while thinking that he was blushing all over, he followed the beadle to the altar. En Route I ain’t a parson—no, not even a clerk, or a parish beadle!” Jarwin and Cuffy The chapter consisted of a provost or dean, sixteen prebendaries, a master of the choir, four choristers, a sacristan, and a beadle with chaplains. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Officials and parsons, soldiers and ballet dancers, schoolmasters and beadles, Greek museums and Gothic towers, civil list and army list—the communal seeds wherein all these fabulous existences embryonically slumber are—the taxes. Selected Essays The beadle, as one with whom I had had a past, beckoned me without, whispering that a "wumman body," a stranger, desired to speak with me in an adjoining room. St. Cuthbert's “Mr Burne, for shame!” cried Mrs Dunn; “here have I been waiting to hear you speak, and you encourage the wild idea, instead of stamping upon it like a black beadle.” Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor Royston was probably the only place in this district which employed a beadle, bellman or watchman, as a permanent official. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King I supposed it was the beadle of Surgeons Hall come for mee. The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse He was a tall, thin man with white whiskers, the manners of a beadle and majestic movements. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories In that book I found that he portrayed with life-like fidelity constables, sheriffs’ officers, beadles, ushers, clerks, solicitors, barristers, and last, but by no means least, a judge. The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick A Lecture The magistrates said to me "Come, beadle, go to the court-room, and make ready the seats." The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The idea of disestablishing the parish beadle and the constable was distasteful in itself, and the notion that they could be improved upon was rather laughed at. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King A merry chase he gave the beadle and pursuivants all over the country, dropping libels wherever he went, till at last he suddenly vanished and left them to whistle. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The Count, much astonished, stopped the beadle, who happened to come out of the vestry at that moment, and asked the meaning of it all. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories Church, parson, clerk, beadle, glass coach, bells, breakfast, bridecake, favours, marrow-bones, cleavers, and all the rest of the tomfoolery. The Cricket on the Hearth My good beadle, do you go outside and learn who desires to present a case. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika In place of modern educating influences they could only trust for moral restraints to proclamations and the parish beadle. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King There were half the men of the Watch there—they wanted me for assaulting a beadle. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess I have my beadle—beadles, I take, are inseparable from royal blood—and my servants in liveries. An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith They were at first five in number, but afterwards increased to ten; they had no external mark of dignity, except a kind of beadle, called viator, who went before them. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) My good beadle, summon Vasantasenā's mother, without, however, giving her cause for anxiety. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika In the village constable were merged some of the functions both of policeman and beadle. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King Sir Ludar, with a grim smile, locked up the beadle in his place, and flung the key into the pond. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess In a corner is a beadle's staff that once struck terror into the hearts of Sabbath-breaking boys; and near one of the windows is a little brass crucifix from St. Pancras' Priory. Highways and Byways in Sussex "Bravo!" shouts the beadle party, "fewer books; tax upon dogs, the collars will pay; tax upon senators, the armorial bearings will pay."—"All this will make me popular!" says M. Bonaparte, rubbing his hands. Napoleon the Little Go, my good beadle, summon Chārudatta,—but gently, without haste, without giving him cause for anxiety, respectfully, as it were incidentally,—with the words "The judge wishes to see you." The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika On Palm Sunday he was preaching in the Dominican's church of St. James, when a beadle coming in commanded silence, and read a long written invective against him and his colleagues. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Moreover, as I was in Stationers’ Hall one day, a month or more ago, to pay the fee for a register, I overheard Timothy Ryder the beadle and another talking about my master. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "Rebecca"—this with a voice of thunder from the fireplace, where the beadle was reading the Muirtown Advertiser—"shut the door." Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers As a last resort, the beadle was despatched through the snow, to a neighboring glen in the hope of getting a supply; but became back as unsuccessful as he went. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings My good beadle, conduct me to the court. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The beadle approached Johnny, and begged that he would withdraw. Stories of Comedy I had shamefully outraged the beadle of the Worshipful Company of Stationers, acting under the authority of his Grace the Bishop of London! Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "May I ask the name of yir adviser?" said the beadle, with awful severity. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers A beadle who was a good deal of a wit in his way, gave a sly hit in his pretended defence of his minister on the question. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings My good beadle, give the gentleman a seat. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika At the head walked the beadle, slashing about at the little boys. Stories of Comedy “So is the beadle now,” said I. “The better the lesson for him,” said Ludar. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Such a surprising and painful incident suggests the question whether a beadle or any other person in high position ought to be married, and so be exposed to inevitable familiarities. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers As they were proceeding from church, the minister observed the beadle had been laughing as if he had triumphed over some of his parishioners with whom he had been in conversation. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings The beadle had been missed from his post, and it was an open secret among his friends and certainly not unknown to the enemy, that he had made a dash for liberty. The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service "It didn't speak to me," said the beadle; "it only nodded its head, and wagged its head and beard." Stories of Comedy To-day, save my Queen, no man but he had a claim on me—ay, and what use had her Majesty for a villain like me who had assaulted a beadle! Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess I must have yelled loudly, for when I recovered the big beadle was slapping my back and urging me earnestly to keep in the open air. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques Panna did not give up the key, but went with the beadle herself, and was present when the latter appeared, with three other men and a bier, and bore the corpse away. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) It is true that a few additions to the canonical list were admitted, such as Cain's servant Garcio, Pilate's beadle, and Mak the sheep-stealer. The Growth of English Drama Further on a faculty, which had not great faculties, issued a decree against innate ideas, and later a decree for innate ideas, without the said faculty being informed by its beadles what an idea is. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary He remained in the condition of an agricultural labourer, and for many years held the office of beadle, or church-officer, of the parish. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Then skirting a big beadle in blue, policemen, and loungers, I reached the box-office. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques These were the examining magistrate, the prosecuting attorney, the district physician, a lawyer, and a clerk of the court, then the beadle, who carried a box containing the dissecting instruments. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) One would think you were an hotel guide, or a walking handbook, or—or a beadle or showman. The Cockaynes in Paris Or 'Gone abroad' This evil might easily be remedied, if the parishes would make some small addition to the salaries of a beadle, and be more careful in the choice of those officers. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish Fancy the parson kindly patting a noisy boy’s head, instead of the beadle whacking him! Letters from Egypt After the Loriners come the Farriers, the band of the First Life Guards, banners, beadle and mace clerk, wardens and master. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 When all was over, the beadle again opened the gate and admitted the curious throng. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) He could not manage to force the lock, and did not venture to knock hard against the sides of the confessional, for fear of attracting the attention of some beadle or sacristan. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 And that none of the said poor should go out of their own parish to beg alms; whereof the beadles were to take care. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish The nearest approach that I got to an answer was from one of the old beadles, who replied to my question, “Chi sa?” Rome in 1860 The beadle, old Crow, comes in, sir, this afternoon. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 She decided in favor of the latter plan, and the notary gave the necessary orders to the beadle. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) James Cowie, his precentor, and beadle, and body-servant, also saw his master suffer, and, like Bishop Burnet, he used to tell the impression that his old master’s last days made upon him. Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents Such, too, is Mr. Bumble, greatest and most unhappy of beadles. Life of Charles Dickens Behind him walked his secretary, the Syndic of Subiaco, four gendarmes, and three broken-down, old livery-clad beadles, who carried the umbrellas of these high dignitaries. Rome in 1860 For her the obsequious beadle The inner door flung wide; Lightly, as up a ball-room, Her footsteps seemed to glide,— There might be good thoughts in her, For all her evil pride. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Panna followed, and was silently permitted to do so by the beadle and the constable, while the throng of villagers was kept back. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) I once ventured to tell him that even a beadle was a sacred being in his eyes, and he did not deny the soft impeachment. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences But these vagrant prowlers must be consigned to the beadles of criticism. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 If I held the doctrine of transmigration, I should be firmly persuaded that the souls of parish beadles, drunken captains, and other petty tyrants, shifted quarters into the bodies of Jamaica negroes' donkeys. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy If Bloomfield is too much of the Farmer's Boy, Crabbe is too much of the parish beadle, an overseer of the country poor. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution The examining magistrate sketched a slight plan of the place in his note-book, and ordered János and the gardener, who were in the vicinity, to be brought in by the beadle. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) He was the servitor or beadle of the Court, and moving to the end of the table opposite the President, he stood facing him and waiting his commands. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Immediately after his arrival he engaged the beadle, with bell in hand, to proclaim his presence in the town, and the purport of his visit to that part of the country. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Where is Dickens, the hater of the lesser wrongs of Chancery Courts, the scourge of tyrannical beadles and heartless schoolmasters? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 He held out his left arm, and suffered the beadle to pass the sleeve over it and to secure the white linen above the elbow. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France They were summoned singly into the room and examined, first János, then the gardener, and lastly the beadle. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) On the twenty-fourth Sunday the farmer again ignored the plate, but the old beadle stretched the ladle in froat of him and, in a loud, tragic whisper, hoarsely said: "Your time's up noo, Sandy." Best Short Stories They havn't a rag of clothes to mend, if their mothers had thread and needles, But crawl naked about the cellars, poor things, like a swarm of common black beadles. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Almost at the same time that Jem Device and his party reached the near bank of the stream, the beadle and the others appeared on the opposite side. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest On the twenty-fourth Sunday the farmer again ignored the plate, but the old beadle stretched the ladle in front of him and, in a loud, tragic whisper, hoarsely said: "Your time's up noo, Sandy." More Toasts The committee, after the official proceedings were over, had returned to the city, but not until the constable had given the beadle information which afforded food for village gossip during several days. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) You have not the courage to bring me to trial for assaulting your beadle. Lady Good-for-Nothing I do confess, without reserve or wheedle, I view that grovelling idea as one Worthy some parish clerk's ambitious son, A charity-boy, who longs to be a beadle. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood "Is there no other door?" inquired Potts of the beadle, in a low tone. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Vagrants by law, to justice open laid, They tremble, of the beadle's lash afraid; And fawning, cringe for wretched means of life To Madame Mayoress or his worship's wife. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Abonyi now retreated a few steps, aimed the revolver, and ordered the beadle to open the door. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) And the beadle attached to St. Eulalie found in the copper bowl used for the collection a gold ring with two clasped hands. Famous Modern Ghost Stories First are, Mr. Samuel Saul, the beadle, and his assistant, in full costume, with their staves tipped with silver, bearing the arms of the Corporation. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 333, September 27, 1828 A general movement took place in that direction, the crowd being headed by the squire and the beadle, but when they came up, they found only Nan Redferne standing behind the obelisk. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Notwithstanding the severity of the weather, the nose of the beadle of St. Clement Danes has been seen for nearly the last fortnight in full blossom. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 4, 1841 The coachman and the beadle with the handcuffs hesitated at the sight of the threatening pitchfork. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) It is already known that, by this document, Moses Hayley is recognised as hereditary beadle, and Abraham Parker is placed in undisturbed possession of the post of waterman on the coach-stand in the outskirts. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 18, 1841 Yes," said a voice from within, "it's Waggles, the beadle; and he thinks as he had yer there rather; try it again. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood With this, he ran towards the throng, shouting lustily for the beadle. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest A sedentary life had told so severely upon one of the two beadles that he could no longer enter his box with dignity or read his newspaper there with any comfort. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales Both the servants made a hasty movement toward Pista, the latter retreated to the door of the coach-house, swinging the pitchfork, the beadle was just seizing his arm, when a shot was suddenly fired. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) This problem of the non-Aryam has since then caused much anguish to many men who are pastors or simply beadles. The Grey Book A kind of desperation seemed to have seized the beadle, and certainly, by his sudden and unexpected attack, he achieved wonders. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Richard's egress, however, was prevented by an iron bar, and he called out loudly and fiercely to the beadle, whom he saw standing in the midst of the crowd, to unlock the door. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest The solemn procession of heads and masters, clerks and beadles, seemed to swim before her in a quivering haze. For the Faith The coachman and the beadle stood beside the door as though turned to stone, and the gardener came forward slowly and gloomily. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) And so, at last, there was the bowing beadle with the silver mace, and he must set out on the little dignified procession to the great Jacobean pulpit with its velvet cushion at the top. Simon Called Peter "It's Waggles! it's Waggles!" cried everybody "it's Waggles, the beadle!" Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Jem replied by a coarse laugh of defiance, and, dragging her along, delivered her to Master Potts and the beadle, who were then hurrying to the other door of the church. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest "Well, my friend," he said at last, coming into the bedroom, "I learned from the beadle that you were ill, and I came to see how you were getting on." Là-bas The beadle shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know." How Women Love (Soul Analysis) As they were sitting one day in the town hall racking their poor brains, and bewailing their hard fate, who should run in but the town beadle. More English Fairy Tales Even then he might have done something in the way of pacific exertion, but for the interference of Waggles, the beadle, who spoilt everything. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Close by the shell, in which, by direction of the parish beadle, a man is depositing his wife, is an old wall, which, partaking of the universal decay around it, is tumbling to pieces. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 Then the several beadles of all the hospitals came in, and laying down their staves on the middle of the floor, retired to the bottom of the hall. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 The beadle, too, could only say that Pista would not suffer himself to be fettered, and that he had not noticed the discharge of the revolver. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) Every one, from the gorgeous beadle to the youngest child, has also a bouquet of flowers on this occasion. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 A beadle in a blouse, engaged in washing one of the large altar-candles with soap and water at the public pump, gave me the following history of the elder tree. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 If three dukes did murder the beadle, it is strange that their names have not been gibbeted in many of the diaries and letters which we have of that period. Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 He had been first a beadle, then a trumpeter, then a trooper in his youth, and came to Rome in the year in which Cicero was consul. Roman life in the days of Cicero "There is none; there is none," the beadle muttered gruffly. The Bishop and Other Stories The beadle is an "institution" that has disappeared in America, but which still looms in awful official grandeur before the mind's eye of every London-bred child. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 There is a pompous beadle with his flowing wig and a mace in an adjoining pew, and some members of the congregation appear at the foot of the "three-decker," and in the gallery. The Parish Clerk Marvel thus makes mention of the outrage on the beadle in his letter to the Mayor of Hull, Feb. Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 Crest.—On a beadle's hat erased, a new broom. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 23, 1891 When the beadle came from the altar with a pair of long snuffers to put out the candles, Yegorushka jumped up quickly from the floor and ran up to him. The Bishop and Other Stories I see," said he, with proud composure, "you are acting under authority, and are merely your master's faithful beadle. The Youth of the Great Elector He united in his person the offices of clerk, sexton, beadle, church-keeper, organist, and ringer. The Parish Clerk The Vice Chancellor is the individual who may occasionally be seen walking about in state, preceded by a number of beadles carrying maces, or, as they are profanely called, “pokers.” Rides on Railways That the parish beadle, for the time being, be authorized to stand no nonsense. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 469, January 1, 1831 I caught a beadle's wife the other day washing her meat and butter plates in the same bowl of water. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Tinkle and ring for us, will you, as if you were the beadle and we good-for-nothing folks to be put in the pillory? The Youth of the Great Elector The beadle might charge fourpence for the use of the hearse cloth. The Parish Clerk The beadle told his companion what he saw, and set his foot on his friend’s, who then shared his experience. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Three Dukes.—Who were the three Dukes who killed the beadle on Sunday morning, 26th February, 1671, as commemorated by verses in Poems on State Affairs, vol. i. p. Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850 Some of the worshippers tempered their devotion by petty gossip and the beadle marshalled the men in low hats within the iron railings, sonorously sounding his automatic amens. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People This being perceived by Mr. Constable Hinschcomb, who followed the beadle, he applied his cane, without any such management or precaution, to the shoulders of the too merciful executioner. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) As a last resort the beadle was despatched, through the snow, to a neighbouring glen, in the hope of getting a supply; but he came back as unsuccessful as he went. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Blackened with smoke and partly gilded, in one hand the sceptre, and in the other the globe, they look like roasted college beadles. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes On the Sunday appointed for the ceremony he duly presented himself at the church, and sought out the beadle in order to hand over the precious water to his care. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations After that I saw the skull of Charlemagne, that cranium which may be said to have been the mold of Europe, and which a beadle had the effrontery to strike with his finger. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 "I should be very glad, but I am afraid the beadle would turn me out." Nancy As they were proceeding from church, the minister observed the beadle had been laughing as if he had triumphed over some of the parishioners with whom he had been in conversation. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character The churchyard contains the base of a cross locally known as the "Crying Stone," from its appropriation by the parish beadle as a pedestal for proclamations. Somerset No hero is a hero to his valet: and it may be questioned whether any clergyman is a saint to his beadle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator Is a bench full of constables and beadles who suppress a letter that is presented, or who withhold a judgment that they should deliver—is this thy supreme authority? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He must originally have been a kind of secular beadle of the community, or a curfew constable, to see the whole population well a-bed in good season. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's A beadle, who was a good deal of a wit in his way, gave a sly hit in his pretended defence of his minister on the question. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character He was "brought up to the church," i.e. to be a church beadle, but lost his place for snoring at sermon-time. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook I know a very respectable beadle of a singularly pious parish who is an inveterate poacher. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Yet what could beadles and parish officers know about such a being? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 393, October 10, 1829 The master aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arms; and shrieked for the beadle, and when that gentleman appeared, an animated discussion took place. Ten Boys from Dickens The person examined was beadle, or one of the church officials. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Bum´ble, beadle of the workhouse where Oliver Twist was born and brought up. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook The precaution is carried so far, that, when no positive information is given as to means of subsistence, the letter of credit must be delivered into the hands of the beadle as security. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 Except the manse, and the beadle's cottage which adjoined it, there was no house within sight, nor any out of sight less than half a mile away. Principal Cairns Says the beadle, "No, sir, he is not here." Ten Boys from Dickens A dog had been very troublesome, and disturbed the congregation for some time, when the minister at last gave orders to the beadle, "Take out that dog; he'd wauken a Glasgow magistrate." Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character A short procession was quickly passing up the steps of the choir, consisting of the beadle, or some such officer, with his wand of office, followed by ten boys in white surplices. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. The lecturers take no notice of those present; and, provided the matriculation-papers have been taken out, the beadle has nothing to say. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 There was an Old Man of Quebec, A beetle ran over his neck; But he cried, "With a needle, I'll slay you, O beadle!" The Book of Nonsense Whenever I see a beadle in full fig, coming down a street on a Sunday at the head of a charity school, I am obliged to turn and run away, or I should hit him. Little Dorrit The Rev. Dr. Hugh Blair was one Sunday absent from his pulpit, and next morning meeting his beadle in the street he inquired how matters went in the High Church on Sabbath. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character The tempter said his say,Which pierced him like a needle—He summoned straight awayHis sexton and his beadle. The Bab Ballads They start with the ideal desire of being the parish beadle, and in whatever sphere they are placed they succeed in being the parish beadle and no more. De Profundis There was an Old Person of Cheadle, Was put in the stocks by the beadle; For stealing some pigs, Some coats, and some wigs, That horrible Person of Cheadle. The Book of Nonsense The old woman was much too bright for a pew-opener, the old man much too meek for a beadle. The Uncommercial Traveller He states that he remembers an old beadle of the church which was called "Haddo's Hole," and sometimes the "Little Kirk," in Edinburgh, whose son occasionally officiated as precentor. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character He is an admirable specimen of a small tyrant: morose, brutish, and ill-tempered; bullying to his inferiors, cringing to his superiors, and jealous of the influence and authority of the beadle. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Mr Dombey dismounting first to help the ladies out, and standing near him at the church door, looked like another beadle. Dombey and Son Now that you gods are too old for your work, you've made me the miserable drudge of Olympus—groom, valet, postman, butler, commissionaire, maid of all work, parish beadle, and original dustman. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan In this happy restoration of the golden time, it has been my privilege even to see the bigger beadle’s wife. The Uncommercial Traveller There was an abstraction in his eye, an elevation in his air, which might have warned an observant stranger that thoughts were passing in the beadle's mind, too great for utterance. Oliver Twist There are the parish vestry, the parish infirmary, the parish surgeon, the parish officers, the parish beadle. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people A beadle less gorgeous but more dreadful; the beadle of private life; the beadle of our business and our bosoms. Dombey and Son The genuine and only Jarley exposed to public scorn, jeered by children, and flouted by beadles! The Old Curiosity Shop The children of these virtuous people exchange familiarities in the Arcade, and temper the asperity of the two tall beadles. The Uncommercial Traveller You may well sigh, Mrs. Mann!' said the beadle. Oliver Twist This was the state of affairs in our parish a week or two since, when Simmons, the beadle, suddenly died. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people The very beadle, I am informed, observed it, so long ago as at his christening. Dombey and Son He would say, likewise, of men who wanted to be continually in office, that apparently they did not know their road; since they could not do without beadles to guide them on it. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Here Lieutenant Picard appeared: "The curate refuses to obey," said he; "he has even shut himself up in the church with the beadle and the porter." Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant Mrs. Mann, not very well knowing what the beadle meant, raised her hands with a look of sympathy, and sighed. Oliver Twist We commenced our last chapter with the beadle of our parish, because we are deeply sensible of the importance and dignity of his office. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Arrived at the church steps, they were received by a portentous beadle.' Dombey and Son A watchful beadle has espied the youthful gamesters, and is preparing to administer a sounding thwack with a cane on the shoulders of Thomas Idle. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) The Bishop sent for him, reproved him gently, and appointed him beadle in the cathedral. Les Misérables Mr. Brownlow paced the room to and fro for some minutes; evidently so much disturbed by the beadle's tale, that even Mr. Grimwig forbore to vex him further. Oliver Twist The parish beadle is one of the most, perhaps the most, important member of the local administration. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people All the people went out, a beadle began sweeping out the church, but still she did not move from her place. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories But the race of London beadles is now well-nigh extinct; and the few that remain dare not use their switches on the small vagabonds, for fear of being summoned for assault. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) It seemed to him that he had just caught sight, by the light of the street lantern, not of the placid and beaming visage of the old beadle, but of a well-known and startling face. Les Misérables Although this invitation was accompanied with a curtsey that might have softened the heart of a church-warden, it by no means mollified the beadle. Oliver Twist The personages next in importance to the beadle, are the master of the workhouse and the parish schoolmaster. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Should I, the last of the Clancings, show my face upon it, I might be handed over to the village beadle as a trespasser, or scourged off it perhaps by the bowstrings of insolent huntsmen.' Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 In what way could he have reached this gallery, the door of which was always fastened, and whose key no one had a right to touch but the beadle? The Dream I inquired of Parkes, the beadle, what unusual thing was going on, seeing so many people about the doors, and he answered that you were under examination. The Channings The beadle drew himself up with great pride, and said, 'I inwented it.' Oliver Twist The beadle of our parish is a splendid fellow. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people He found the door of the church ajar, early though it was, and going in softly, he came upon the Tory beadle and some damp charity children. Henry Dunbar A Novel A beadle passed, who did not even see her, so closely had she pressed herself against the interior of the iron railing. The Dream I admit that the beadle within him was often so eager to apply the lash, that the Judge had not time to consider the case with sufficient deliberation. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 Oliver was frightened at the sight of so many gentlemen, which made him tremble: and the beadle gave him another tap behind, which made him cry. Oliver Twist We have had an election; an election for beadle. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Of course the loquacious beadle talked chiefly of Sir Philip Jocelyn and the banker's daughter; and again the sporting gentleman from London heard of Henry Dunbar's riches. Henry Dunbar A Novel So to work he set with the beadles, and the constables, and the overseers. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 But his conclusion was ever the same: how could he forget that laugh of utter merriment and delight when she found it was indeed himself under the castigation of such a mighty beadle of literature! Home Again To these interrogations Mr. Bumble returned very brief and snappish replies; for the temporary blandness which gin-and-water awakens in some bosoms had by this time evaporated; and he was once again a beadle. Oliver Twist The supporters of the old beadle system have been defeated in their stronghold, and the advocates of the great new beadle principles have achieved a proud victory. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people The Major contrived to engage the Tory beadle in conversation, which was not very difficult, seeing that the aforesaid beadle was always ready to avail himself of any opportunity of hearing his own voice. Henry Dunbar A Novel Vagrants by law, to Justice open laid, They tremble, of the beadle's lash afraid, And fawning cringe, for wretched means of life, To Madam May'ress, or his Worship's Wife.' Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 Vagrants by law, to justice open laid, They tremble, of the beadle's lash afraid, And, fawning, cringe for wretched means of life 210 To Madam Mayoress, or his Worship's wife. Poetical Works The master aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arm; and shrieked aloud for the beadle. Oliver Twist Ostik went first carrying himself with the dignity of a beadle at the head of a school procession. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War As the Major emphasized this question by dropping half-a-crown into the beadle's hand, that official answered it very promptly,-- "I'll put you into the comfortablest pew you ever sat in," answered the official. Henry Dunbar A Novel The beadle awaited them in the empty church; he hurried them toward a small chapel, asking them indignantly if they were not ashamed to mock at religion by coming so late. L'Assommoir Who are those two individuals with hooked noses and sallow countenances, who worked into the church in spite of some little opposition on the part of the beadle? The Virginians Besides, the board made periodical pilgrimages to the farm, and always sent the beadle the day before, to say they were going. Oliver Twist It is Hans Le Fevre," answered the beadle, "but he is handsomely attired. After Long Years and Other Stories I think the Lisford beadle, who was a sound Tory of the old school, almost wondered that the heavens themselves should be audacious enough to wet the uncovered head of the lord of Jocelyn's Rock. Henry Dunbar A Novel The seat of the humanities is stronger in her own good manners than in a marshalled host of wardens and beadles. A Passionate Pilgrim Preceded by that beadle in gold lace, Sampson walked up to the pulpit, as rosy and jolly a man as you could wish to see. The Virginians You were beadle here, once; were you not?' Oliver Twist Indeed, there might be a shrewd suspicion that some ancient church beadle among Septimius's forefathers, when emigrating from England, had taken the opportunity of bringing the poor-box along with him. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life "Times has changed, sir," said the beadle, to an idle-looking stranger who was standing near him. Henry Dunbar A Novel And while the peppery little beadle's eyes were searching the japer out, another added, "More's the pity, for 'er's a bit of a light-skirt." The Yeoman Adventurer At length, preceded by the beadle in full costume, she approached the place where we were standing. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 Mr. Claypole, without making any further change in his position than suffering his legs to reach the ground, gazed at the beadle in drunken terror. Oliver Twist The parish of Netheraird was declared vacant, but it was understood that the beadle of Pitscourie had not contributed to this decision. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush My father, as I have told you, was beadle at Saint Eprive's, and my mother was servant to Monsieur le Curé. The Grip of Desire "The beadle's coat is much too large for him," said I. "Yes, yes," he replied hurriedly. The Yeoman Adventurer It was a tall cross borne by a beadle. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days Mrs. Corney drooped her head, when the beadle said this; the beadle drooped his, to get a view of Mrs. Corney's face. Oliver Twist "You are beadle in the parish of Pitscouric," began the advocate with a light heart, not knowing the witness's birthplace. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush When the sacrifices were finished, the general ordered a beadle to summon every one of those who were most highly distinguished by their birth or conduct: these were introduced singly. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 "And his beadle, your lordship," added the host, and the under-strapper inside the greatcoat saluted the Colonel with a flourish of his tipstaff. The Yeoman Adventurer The master aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle, pinioned him in his arms, and shrieked aloud for the beadle. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction With these words, the beadle strode, with a lofty and gloomy air, from the undertaker's premises. Oliver Twist Beggars fear him more than the justice, and as much as the whip-stock, whom he delivers over to his subordinate magistrates, the bridewell-man and the beadle. Character Writings of the 17th Century When she drove up to Trinity Gate, the Vice-Chancellor, masters, and beadles went to meet her, and the beadles laid down their staves, which she desired them to take again. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy For some weeks afterwards, Mr. Verdant Green never met any of the gorgeously robed beadles of the university without taking his hat off and making them a profound bow. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction We have recommended the beadle to place this box in a more prominent position, for it is worth looking at as an ornament, even if nothing is put into it. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston The beadle drank his tea to the last drop; finished a piece of toast; whisked the crumbs off his knees; wiped his lips; and deliberately kissed the matron. Oliver Twist No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why! The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction My heart is in my mouth; my mouth is in my hand; my hand threatens vengeance against the miller, as it were a beadle with a whip in his hand, triumphing o'er a beggar's back! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 |
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