Specimens were shortly afterward procured by Drummond near the sources of the Athabasca River, between the fifty-fourth and fifty-sixth parallels; and it has been collected by nearly all of the numerous exploring expeditions undertaken of late through our Western States and Territories; for it never fails to engage the attention of naturalists in a very particular manner.

After engaging a man to take care of the farm, I proceeded to Leavenworth and there met my old wagon-master and friend, Lewis Simpson, who was fitting out a train at Atchison and loading it with supplies for the Overland Stage Company, of which Mr. Russell, my old employer, was one of the proprietors.

Miss Weston took counsel with some officers in the service, and engaged a room for meetings at Devonport.

The Caribees marked with indignant surprise that, when they had turned into a field about seven o'clock, the long line following them pushed onward until far into the night, and they envied the contiguity this would give the lucky laggards to first see and engage the enemy!

He did not engage the services of any hackman or professional guide.

"And so," cried he, "you have dared to engage your affections without my privity, have you?

Some years ago, I engaged passage from Charleston, S.C., to the city of New York, in the fine packet-ship Independence, Captain Hardy.

But I thank you sincerely for the hint, and shall receive it as far as I am able,that is, endeavor to engage my mind in some constant and innocent pursuit.

The losing of employees has become so serious and general that big industries have engaged women who devote their time to looking up absentees and finding out why each worker left.

Ingenuous views engage His thoughts, on themes, unclassic falsely styled, Intent.

They do not, when engaging a servant, expressly tell her all the duties which she will be expected to perform.

He might possibly have been able to carry out his plan; but the huge San Philip, an immense vessel of 1500 tons, coming towards him as he was engaging other ships of the fleet, becalmed his sails and then boarded him.

The poor princess lived about seven years in the court of Berlin, in a state which the world has not often seen, a wife without a husband, married so far as to engage her person to a man who did not desire her affection, and of whom it was doubtful, whether he thought himself restrained from the power of repudiation by an act performed under evident compulsion.

" "To my mind it is foolish to engage the German fleet with only a few ships," said Jack.

And Romeo enquiring who her mother was, discovered that the lady whose peerless beauty he was so much struck with, was young Juliet, daughter and heir to the lord Capulet, the great enemy of the Mountagues; and that he had unknowingly engaged his heart to his foe.

The family with whom he lodged at Eppendorf strongly engaged his religious sympathy.

The first time she saw mademoiselle de Freville, she told her as a great secret that her brother was fallen in love with mademoiselle Charlotta, and that she believed it would be a match, for he had already engaged friends to sollicit monsieur de Palfoy on that score.

I shall engage the table flippantly: Hear how preposterously the fellow talks!he jests to satisfy a grudge.

Jacob steps into the street with every eye upon him; he approaches Monsieurhe addresses to him a few remarksthey shake handsthey engage in some conversationMonsieur places his hand on his sword!now Monsieur passes.

For this purpose he engaged the forces of Proxenus, and to this army Xenophon attached himself.

He only longed for the time when he could take Etta freely into his confidence and engage her interest in the object of his ambitionnamely, to make the huge Osterno estate into that lump of leaven which might in time leaven the whole of the empire.

For this a good reason was given by Maelruin, i.e. that the recitation might engage the eye as well as the tongue and thought.

The treasurer answered, very coolly, that he was sorry his lordship had occasion to make such an observation; but that in the mean time, he would engage his honour, that whoever his lordship should name, might venture upon this theme, without fear of losing his time.

For I remembered how Mr. Winkle once engaged horses to take the Pickwickians out to Manor Farm and what mishaps befell them on the way.

Before noon he had engaged cheap but neat lodgings at the home of an old negro woman.