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...policemen, firemen and others unable to get off weekends. They, too, spent most of their time in silence, save during religious observances, meals, conversations with those in charge of the retreat. Their day began with a rising bell at 7 a. m. A prefect awakened each with "Let us bless the Lord," to which the correct reply was: "And give thanks to God." Followed Angelus, meditation, Mass, prayers and breakfast. At this and other meals, excellently cooked and served by nine buxom German nuns, a meditation reader read briefly. When he exclaimed "Prosit!" general conversation was in order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Golden Hours | 8/17/1936 | See Source »

...only a brain disturbance of the Senior Spread affair, and this I can believe, for never in my life have I been to such a sweaty, messy affair, nor had such poor supper, nor heard such good music but with so little space to make merry in. Bless my soul, scarce lives there a man so bad as a crowd; and Lord, this is only the beginning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 6/17/1936 | See Source »

...President the value of character building in education; for I know, though this be a difficult and drippy subject, yet no wise man will doubt that learning without gentlemaness is a great failure. Yet I know this is one of the greatest failings of our entire educational system. Bless my soul, already ther are too many stuffy encyclopaedias without a warm thought...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 6/17/1936 | See Source »

...Samaritan, Max Keezer. So we to do great bargaining and I very merry to hear him talk. But I not to give in to his offerings for I have heard his next step is to flip for the amount of the disagreement; and I did wait for this; and, bless my soul, it did come. But I, very foxy, would not do it after all. So he to walk out, but soon, waving his hands and all a bubble, did decide to give in at "a sacrifice". I much amazed how foxy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE VAGABOND | 6/1/1936 | See Source »

...mind to think first of the slip. Vain Vagabond! Thence also to note there be a mighty fine collection of Rembrandt's prints at the Fogg Museum, and also some very belles filles to show them off; but they not to find "The Philosopher" which I did seek; but bless my soul, I did find many other things...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 5/22/1936 | See Source »

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