The mites of hands fluttered at his sleeve and made ineffectual clutches.

* PREFACE The author, in placing this little book before the public, feels that in so doing he adds his mite to the useful and timely literature of the day.

She therefore resolved to inquire, the first opportunity, into the condition of the sinking fund of his plebeianism, and had serious thoughts of contributing her mite towards the advancement of the desired object, did she find it within the bounds of probable success.

Though fond of a Rare Bit of meat, it does not care a Mite for Cheese.

There are several encomiums on Mrs. Behn prefixed to her lover's watch; among the rest, Mr. Charles Cotton, author of Virgil Travesty, throws in his mite in her praise; though the lines are but poorly writ.

It is to be hoped that every clergyman in the States, will lay this circular before their respective congregations, and give every person an opportunity to throw in their mite into the treasury of the Lord!

Mr. Barnett's very accurate explosivesSlade's insistenceyour risking your lives as you did, mites on the crust of a red-hot cheeseI hope you know how I feel about it all.

Touched by the earliest tidings of their so cruel afflictions, Hastily sent we a mite from out of our super-abundance, Only that some might be strengthened, and we might ourselves be made easy.

The littlest one looks a little mite like our Joey, paonly Joey was handsome," she added innocently.

True, Elinor had not thawed visibly, but she had been tolerant; Penelope had amused herself at no one's expense save her owna boon for which Ormsby did not fail to be duly thankful; and Mrs. Brentwood had contributed her mite by keeping hands off.

for we be but Mites of Entity, and Crumbs of Something!"

If not and any notice is given of subscriptions as I see you are doing, I beg it may be notified that I send this mite as a reverent agnostic to our common cause of humanity.

"Burn the cussed scuttle off a mite at a time.

she moaned, and looked down at the wailing mite beside her.

But the indispensable business of life will afford sufficient exercise to every understanding; and such is the limitation of the human powers, that by attention to trifles we must let things of importance pass unobserved: when we examine a mite with a glass, we see nothing but a mite.

It was not there, but the head man said I need not worry a mite about it; I was certain to get it sooner or later; it would be turned in, to a dead certainty.