In the West, women with babies uniformly occupied the front seats so that the little ones, not understanding what you said, might be amused with your gestures and changing facial expression.

All these things, so trying, at the time, to concentrated and enthusiastic speaking, afterward served as subjects of amusing conversation.

We unanimously complained of the tea and coffee.

Mrs.Livermore had the wisdom to carry a spirit lamp with her own tea and coffee, and thus supplied herself with the needed stimulants for her oratorical efforts.

The hardships of these lyceum trips can never be appreciated except by those who have endured them.