His proper name was John Trevail, but the miners nicknamed him Silent, because of his taciturn ways and general indisposition to talk. He came to St. Ural from somewhere in ...
Article : 1,629 wordsMeanwhile a new excitement had arisen in St Ural. A new lode had been struck in the mine, with much promise of tin, and as the Company was eager to develop the vein with ...
Article : 2,128 wordsBy noon next day Sam Beswarrick had made a clean breast of the whole affair. There was no help for it. He had told Captain Tom that he would work-no more with John Silent, ...
Article : 1,587 wordsSilent had been in St. Ural three months, when two circumstances transpired which set the tongues of all the gossips wagging afresh. The first came about in this way. It was ...
Article : 1,525 wordsNeither Ned or Job, however, proved to be a true prophet. A quarter of on hour's steady and persistent rubbing seemed to work a miracle, and when half an hour had passed ho ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 20 Dec 1890, Page 18
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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