Paragraphs of a Pedestrian (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)Nehemias Tjernagel
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1331490340
ISBN-139781331490340
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Excerpt from Paragraphs of a Pedestrian
I took this trip in memory of my grandfather. During his many visits among his grandchildren, he had filled our childish minds with wonderful tales from his beloved Valders, the place of his birth, which he had left in the exuberance of youthful spirits seventy-five years ago. What I remember most vividly was the story he told of once being overtaken by a vagabond in the mountain wilds, who, upon showing his true colors, grandfather in turn, showed a big bottle, which he let descend with a whack upon the head of the outlaw and then ran for dear life the rest of the day, never looking behind him at all. How the miscreant ever took it, and of how quickly he recovered from the shock, grandpa, for one, never learned. He was then on his way to the west coast.
Grandfather became a fisherman, a stonemason, and finally emerged as an emigrant on board a sailship for America, where he, together with his wife and daughter, my mother, spent eight unpleasant weeks. His grandchild didn't spend as many days, covering the same distance, coming comfortably in their wake aboard the Mauretania, a few months ago.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
I took this trip in memory of my grandfather. During his many visits among his grandchildren, he had filled our childish minds with wonderful tales from his beloved Valders, the place of his birth, which he had left in the exuberance of youthful spirits seventy-five years ago. What I remember most vividly was the story he told of once being overtaken by a vagabond in the mountain wilds, who, upon showing his true colors, grandfather in turn, showed a big bottle, which he let descend with a whack upon the head of the outlaw and then ran for dear life the rest of the day, never looking behind him at all. How the miscreant ever took it, and of how quickly he recovered from the shock, grandpa, for one, never learned. He was then on his way to the west coast.
Grandfather became a fisherman, a stonemason, and finally emerged as an emigrant on board a sailship for America, where he, together with his wife and daughter, my mother, spent eight unpleasant weeks. His grandchild didn't spend as many days, covering the same distance, coming comfortably in their wake aboard the Mauretania, a few months ago.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
