The two "bedrooms" having been thus prepared, Wampus lighted the tiny gasoline stove, over which Patsy and Beth enthusiastically cooked the supper.

Félicité developed a great fondness for them; she bought them a stove, some shirts and a blanket; it was evident that they exploited her.

She would doubtless do the same on the ensuing night; and all they had to do was to fill the stove with charcoal, and her death would follow in the most natural way in the world.

Two set on me and four on Elzevir; and one man, even a giant, cannot fight with fourabove all when they carry staves.

Sugar, cocoa, and condensed milk were produced from the biscuit-tin, and the jam-pots having been filled with the steaming beverage, the company seated themselves round the stove, in which there still smouldered some remains of the morning's fire, and prepared to enjoy themselves.

But Isak pulled down the stone hearth, that didn't look so well in the new house, and set up the cooking-stove in its place.

That figure is some two hundred and forty feet in height and holds in each hand a stave or club two hundred and thirty feet long.

In the centre of the floor stood an iron cooking-stove, which served at once the purpose of preparing food and warming the cabin, which was lighted by several small oil lamps.

On such occasions, Mr. BUMSTEAD, in his musical capacity, has sung so closely in Judge SWEENEY'S ear as to tickle him, a wild and slightly incoherent Ritualistic stave, to the effect that Saint PETER'S of Rome, with pontifical dome, would by ballot Infallible be; but for making Call sure, and Election secure, Saint Repeater's of Rum beats the See.

Now, Miss Radford, dear, there's no call for you to go blacking that stove; I'll do it myself after you are gone.

They left their stove and tent and grub-box behind, planning to make a road-house every night except during the long jump from the Imnachuck to Crooked River.

"Wasn't no cook stoves and heaters until about 1890 or 1900.

VI In martial sports I had my cunning tried, And yet to break more staves did me address, While with the people's shouts (I must confess) Youth, luck, and praise, even fill'd my veins with pride When Cupid, having me (his slave) descried In Mars's livery, prancing in the press, "What now, Sir Fool!" said he; "I would no less: Look here, I say."

Upon enquiry, I learnt that they have brought their stoves to such perfection, they lengthen the summer as long as they please, giving to every plant the degree of heat it would receive from the sun in its native soil.

This was the first church in which I found stoves, and really it was quite necessary that these should be used, the difference of temperature between this place and Jalta was very considerable for the short distance.

Our host saw the accident, and hurrying to open the stove, fell over a heap of channelled logs, and cut a gash in his forehead.

Being aware that his claim had no foundation in law, he did not attempt to establish it before any magistrate, but seized the girl and hurried her on board a sloop, that lay near Spruce-street wharf, unloading staves.

As my logic was irresistible, she said, "Well, if you will go with me, and help select a stove, I think I will take the responsibility.

No man in the country had ever seen a stove, or a furnace, or a friction match, or an envelope, or a piece of mineral coal.

It was lighted by a dormer window, and it did not contain any stove.

" Whilst examining the stove, Master Teuzer had almost fallen over Raphael, who was sitting behind it unravelling some pieces of silk: "What!"

Then Miss Wimple placed the lamp on the floor behind the door, fed the stove with fresh sticks, and with her feet on the little iron hearth, and her head resting on her knees, thought there all night.

Clarence Stull, polishing a stove in the rear of Pierce's hardware store, was swift to divulge that Mrs. Lansdale had "asked Chet Pierce to have a glass of wine,and him a-bowin' and a-scrapin' like you'd think he was goin' to fly off the handle!"

At length it came to be rumoured among the sealers that the fires must be permitted to go out, or that the materials used for making the berths, and various other fixtures of the house, must be taken to supply the stove.

Fuel we did not need, as we had included a small oil-stove among our outfit, and the weather was fine and warm.