Even a blinking eyeand these street merchants are shrewd in these mattersmust have told him that in all this hurrying mass of people, the thoughts of no one ran toward umbrellas.

The Baron was one of the shrewdest of men, as any one would discover who attempted to deceive him.

He was as fresh and frolicsome as a sea breeze itself, as shrewd as his father, and as simple as Linnet.

"He was then invited," said Mr. Hawkins, "to a little dinner at another supporter of the Claimant's, and one somewhat shrewder than the rest."

We therefore very often find, that Persons the most accomplished in Ridicule are those who are very shrewd at hitting a Blot, without exerting any thing masterly in themselves.

It had been Nelly's intention, with the vanity of a true woman, to postpone the wedding a month longer, and then to have it on such a scale as would excite the admiration and envy of all her companions; but Mr. Curtis was too shrewd for this.

" "Busy!" said the irrepressible Sagastao, who was shrewd beyond his years.

The very fact that the lands were given them for political services could only have suggested to the shrewd among them that the old Roman respect for property rights had been infringed, and that it was wise to sell as soon as possible and depart with some tangible gain before another revolution resulted in a new redistribution.

Billy Weaver, loyal to the cause, but of pessimistic nature, testified that Sam Cowery had been "talkin' pretty shrewd about reciprocity," by which Billy did not mean "shrewd" at all, but rather crooked and adverse.