There is a house to be leased or purchased, servants to be engaged, a will to be made, or property settled, in all families; and much of the welfare of its members depends on these things being done in proper legal form.

cried Larkspur, who knew about the tar, he having purchased it for Koswell and Flockley.

Such, too, was his maniacal, sordid avarice that he no longer spent a farthing on himself apart from the money which he paid for his breadbread of the commonest kind, which he purchased every four days and ate when it was stale, in order that he might make it last the longer.

I have heard, sir, of no such consequences, nor of any advantages which deserved to be purchased by tyranny and oppression.

Is a man, who has purchased an estate, and built a seat, to solicit the admiralty for a protection from the neighbouring constable?

The day before starting all the children were made to put their feet on the floor, while the parents measured them with strings, and tied knots to indicate the size of shoes to be purchased.

The father had lost the string and purchased the shoes "by guess."

Parker had explained by saying he had forgotten the errand until he was starting from town and then stepped into Old Leon'sa cheap general store in Eagle Butteand purchased the outfit from the Jew.

Listen: To-morrow and Friday you take that 'sandwich and coffee' run at the stables" referring to the concession to peddle lunch stuff among the horsemen who seldom left their charges, a concession which Sabota, with other privileges, had purchased the right to operate.

By these also he proves his industry, for he hath purchased legs, hair, beauty, and straightness, more than nature left him.

Having decided on visiting New Harmony, in Indiana, where our friend B had been for some time enjoying the delights of sylvan life, and the refinements of backwoods-society, T and I purchased a horse, and Dearborne, a species of light waggon used in this country for travelling.

This settlement was purchased by Messrs. Mac Clure and Owen from Mr. Rapp, in the year 1823.

As to Mr. Owen's statements in public, "that he had been informed that the people of America were capable of governing themselves, and that he tried the experiment, and found they were not so,"and that "the place having been purchased, it was necessary to get persons to occupy it."

Messrs. Birkbeck and Flowers purchased large tracts of land in this neighbourhood, for the purpose of re-selling or letting it to English or other emigrants.

He reluctantly consented, and had them purchased.

It was at the court of the Kundooz ruler that he first became acquainted with Zebah, the lovely rose of Cashmere, whom he eventually purchased from her father for his wife.

From the college we proceeded to the slave market, which was well furnished, and chiefly supplied from the ever victimized Huzarehs; the women were generally ill-favoured, but all appeared contented with their lot so that somebody purchased them.

France was at that stage of existence and of civilization at which security can hardly be purchased save at the price of liberty.

He had hardly become king when he witnessed the arrival in Paris of the Constable of France, Raoul, Count of Eu and of Guines, whom Edward III. had made prisoner at Caen, and who, after five years' captivity, had just obtained, that is, purchased, his liberty.

For a space of four years, in order to get money, he debased the coinage, confiscated the goods and securities of foreign merchants, and stopped payment of his debts; and he went through several provinces, treating with local councils or magistrates in order to obtain from them certain subsidies which he purchased by granting them new privileges.

Having decided in his own mind that the Southdowns were preferable to every other breed, for the two properties mentioned, he went into Sussex, their native county, and purchased the best rams and ewes that could be obtained of the principal breeders, regardless of expense, and never made a cross from any other breed afterwards.

In 1837, he laid the foundation of the Babraham Herd of Shorthorn cattle, made up of six different tribes, purchased from the most valuable and celebrated branches of the race bearing that name.

One of these, a beautiful heifer of fourteen months, was purchased at the winding-up sale, for 225 guineas.

The outlay for oil-cake and corn purchased for feeding, amounts to about 4,000 pounds per annum.

Corn and oil-cake purchased for feeding 4,000l.