...want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod äs long and heavy äs a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without a murmur,...single nibble. He would carry a fowling-piece on his sUonlder for hours together, trudging through woods and swamps, and up hill and down dale, to shoot...

...Washington correspondent, we thought of this characteristic of KIP VAN WINKLE : ' He would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's...even though he should not be encouraged by a single bite : ' 1 A FRIEND of mine once told me a ' good thing,' in the piscatorial line, of a gentleman of...

...profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's...though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble, lie would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder for hours together, trudging through woods and swamps,...

...profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's...or wild pigeons. He would never refuse to assist a neighbor even in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics for husking Indian...

...profitable labour. It could not bo from tho want of assiduity or perseverance ; for ho would sit on a wot rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without a murmur, oven though ho should not bo encouraged by a single nibble, lie would carry a fowling-piece on his...

...profitable labour. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's...should not be encouraged by a single nibble. He would cany a fowling-piece on his shoulder for hours together, trudging through woods and swamps, or up hill...

...bark at him throughout the neighborhood. want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's...up hill and down dale, to shoot a few squirrels or wild-pigeons. He would never refuse to assist a neighbor, even in the roughest toil ; and was a foremost...

...profitable labour. It could not be for the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a all ma moment, one docs not exactly see where one...excitement, and tiring to conceal the nervous agitation even refuse to assist a neighbour in the roughest toil, and was a foremost man at all country frolics...

...profitable labour. It could not he from the want of assiduity or perseverance, for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without a murmur, oven though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble. He would carry a fowlingpiece on his shoulder,...

...for the want of assiduity or perseverance ; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and as heavy as a Tartar's lance, and fish all day without...shoot a few squirrels or wild pigeons. He would never even refuse to assist a neighbour in the roughest toil ; indeed, Rip was ready to attend to everybody's...