A bookish meme
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately and recently added a sidebar entry for the books I’m working on. The author of the plugin has an entry today on a book meme that’s working it’s way through the blogosphere.
Take the nearest book to you, turn to page 123, find the fifth sentence and quote the next three.
Great and Minor Moments in Oregon History
Even the steamers weren't safe. Captain Robert Rooks recalled docking in Portland with the British steamer Crusader in 1903 and being appalled at the activities of "Portland's renowned boardinghouse runners" operating at such a late date. Docked near his ship were two others, one French, one British.
and I really have to finish the article.
Both had lost their crews to silver-tongued runners, who lured sailors off ship with sweet talk and bribes and promises of pleasure in the wicked North End. The captains ordered new crews from the North End crimps.
"The next day," recounted Rooks to an Oregonian interviewer in 1938, "the French ship was delivered a crew of one-half English sailors and one-half farmers, and a day later the British ship received a crew of one-half French seamen and one-half farmers."
Rooks was lucky. Crimps captured only three members of his crew. The captain was more than happy to leave Portland's slimy waterfront and its vile body-snatching practitioners, but admitted, "We went out with three extra farmers."
This book is a fun read. The good and the bad of Oregon history.
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Sara wrote:
Hey - is that your Kilkenny Capelet that you knit a while back on Knitpicks website? It’s listed as not available yet. Looks really cute - wish they had shown the front…
Will you be able to post your own picktures eventually?
Good job!
Posted on 23-Dec-06 at 7:22 pm | Permalink
Jerry wrote:
Hoo Haa…! It looks like it. There was an apparent mistake in original pattern and mine knitted up way too small and I suspect that’s the reason you’re only seeing one side. It probably doesn’t fit all the way around the model’s neck/shoulders. Still a cute capelet though.
Posted on 23-Dec-06 at 9:09 pm | Permalink