Mr. Simlins was still discussing cheese and politics; Jem Williams was deep in cherry pie; plum cake was not out of favour with the ladies.
But it is pleasanter to think of him, as I saw him, anxious and intent, his great white beard mingled with the cherry blossoms, as he strolled over to fix the paper base of the thrush's nest so that the wind could not destroy it.
Serena was given a candy box in the shape of a tree trunk, tied with red, white and blue ribbon, finished with a bunch of artificial Japanese cherry blossoms, and filled with candied cherries.
I don't want more than one bite of a cherry from the inside.
Gradually the little cherry tree began to blossom with white strips, and the Scollards were reassured by seeing that some one could take a prize, which seemed doubtful at first while everybody was aiming wide of the tree.
On the hearth Rosie had built a generous fire of logs, odorous cherry logs, which filled the room with faint fragrance and emphatic warmth.
They're going to play a game--try to cut down George Washington's cherry tree over there.
Cherry pie is very nice and so is currant wine, But I must wear my plain brown gown and never go too fine.
Cherry branches bearing lanterns flared in advance of the column.
For cherry trees, though lovely to behold when laden with bright red clusters showing among the bright green leaves, are not at all lovely to climb into.
Now and then Jerry walked across the room, but Mr. Starr stood motionless by the window looking down at the cherry tree beneath him, wondering vaguely how it dared to be so full of snowy blooms!
Connie in the incongruous clothes, with the little curls straying beneath the ragged ribbon, and with stains of cherry on her lips, looked more presentable than Connie knew.
But when the chattering of a saucy robin became annoying, she flung a cherry at him crossly.
He stayed for luncheon, he even helped carry the folding table out beneath the cherry tree, and trotted docilely back and forth with plates and glasses, as Connie decreed.
Connie swallowed hard, to get the last cherry and the mortification out of her throat.
About the beginning of April, when the horses were in good condition and all preparations had been made for the journey, the explorers said good-bye to the People of the Little Cherry and set out for the Mandan villages.
Like all the other tribes, the People of the Little Cherry received the Frenchmen with perfect friendliness.
This he found quite easy, perhaps because he had already picked up a fair knowledge of the language of some of the neighbouring tribes, and it proved not unlike that of the Little Cherry Indians.
In the cool of a summer evening a long procession of people passed through the avenues of blossoming peach and cherry trees in Mandakan, singing a high chant or song.
A moment later Cushnan Di was leading them through a copse of pawpaw trees to a secluded garden by the Aqueduct, overgrown with vines and ancient rose trees, and cherry shrubs.
The smoke of the burnt powder had been carried away by a gentle wind, and in its place was the pervasive perfume of the peach and cherry trees, and the aroma of the gugan wood which was like cut sandal in the sun after a rain.
A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.
A kind of nearly black cherrywith dark red flesh and juice, -- used chiefly for preserving.
A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.
Small solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones, sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal, inflammation.
It occupies an entire block, comprising ten or twelve acres, and its site was originally known as Cherry Hill, a name which is often locally applied to the jail itself.
At this date the site of the present Penitentiary was a farm, remarkable for its grove of fine cherry trees.
The idea is that after a man has served a term at Cherry Hill and been discharged he may go where he will, and if he wishes to live an honest life no man can point him out as an ex-convict.
His blue eyes, chubby cheeks, cherry lips, and golden hair were like the typical Cupid of Rubens, and might be seen repeated ad libitum on the ceiling of the Banqueting House.
Up yonder on the mountain; there is a tree there that is as red with them as a cherry tree in July.
Tommy," said the boy, "so I have caught you stealing my cherry stones at last, and you shall be rewarded for your thievish tricks.
Cherry and Zelia threw themselves at the feet of the hermit, whose form also began to change.
He did not, however, lose his hopes; he cracked the filbert, and it presented him with a cherry stone.
Cherry at first felt a thrill of pleasure at the thought of being revenged; then, seeing how helpless the man was, he wished himself free, that he might defend him.
Two days after the Good King was no more, Prince Cherry was sleeping in his chamber when he saw the same dazzling vision of the Fairy Candide.
The creature, accustomed to nothing but caresses, tried to attract his attention by pulling at his garments, when Prince Cherry turned and gave it a severe kick.
This touched Cherry on his weak point--his good impulses faded; he resolved once more to ask Zelia if she would marry him, and if she again refused, to sell her as a slave.
Cherry sent immediately and ordered his old friend to be brought to him loaded heavily with irons.
Nothing can exceed their luxuriance, especially in the spring, when the lilac, and laburnum, and double-cherry put forth their gorgeous blossoms.
Tim's a middle ag'd gentleman sleek, With a laughing eye and a cherry cheek!
When the goose is in the egg-shell, there is no bone; When the cherry is in the blossom, there is no stone.
Hoxie and Cisco were wholesale clothing merchants in Cherry Street then the center for that trade.
In Cherry Street a hundred years ago a sea captain and his wife made the first American flag of the present type: thirteen stripes and an ever-expanding starry field.
He was a missionary of the American Seamen's Friend Society for twenty-one years, stationed at the Sailors' Home in Cherry Street, and surely a man of God.
Nearby on Cherry Hill, in the Franklin House, the first President of the United States lived for a time, as did John Hancock and members of Washington's cabinet on the inauguration of the Federal Government.
The American Seamen's Friend Society sprang into being to improve the situation, and erected a fine building in Cherry Street, to give the men surroundings that were clean physically and spiritually.
Cherry was casting backward in an instinctive endeavour to pick up the trail.
Cherry seemed to have many of the characteristics of the wild, prehistoric animal, among them the full, upright ears of the wild dog, which are such a great help to it.
Cherry was one of the best and most versatile that the police had ever acquired and trained.
We broke from the cover, taking a chance, separating as much as we could, and pushing ahead rapidly, Dillon under his breath keeping Cherry from baying as much as possible.
The trail was now fresher than ever, and Dillon had difficulty in holding Cherryback so that the rest of us could follow.
The others aren't keen on a scent even when it is fresh, but Cherry is a dandy and I had the man bring her up purposely.
During one winter while secluded in Cherry Valley, Kirkland was saved from starvation by the Indians, who gathered ginseng, for which they bought provisions in Albany.
The people of Stone Arabia and Cherry Valley were excited, and prepared to leave these places when the escaped refugees brought the news.
Over in Cherry Valley were, later on, Scottish settlers, and in Schoharie more Germans.
This fort was then in command of Lieutenant Lindsay, founder of the Scottish settlement at Cherry Valley.
Can't you give me a bill upon Cherryin the mean time.
And what think you, then, of my daughter Cherry for a wife?
Tom Cherry touched his forelock and turned away, followed by his eight comrades.
Hoisting a mere rag of sail, the daring rescuers headed for the open, the boat speeding under the pressure of the howling wind, while Tom Cherry steered her adroitly to meet each threatening comber.
Cherry gave the names of about a dozen, all of whom had, like Slater and his companions, joined the Golden Hope from a Chatham brig.
As Cherry had reported, she was practically undamaged, and with a favourable breeze both craft were alongside the brig well before sunset.
The men had now stowed sail, and under oars were backing slowly towards the shattered Neptune, the figure of Tom Cherry being clearly distinguishable as he stood, steering oar in hand, keeping the boat's stern to the towering crests.
O Cove where Cherry and the long-boat's crew landed.
The boat's safe enow, sir," exclaimedCherry feebly, as he raised his hand to the salute with an effort.
Even the yellow light of the lantern failed to disguise the pale, gaunt features of Tom Cherry and his men.
For coughs and lung diseases, a decoction of wildcherry bark was administered.
Rue Beautrellis and Rue de la Cerisaye took their names respectively from a beautiful trellis and from a plantation of cherry trees, both of which were within the confines of the gardens of the Hôtel Saint-Paul.
On one side rise dark poplars, behind them begins the cherry orchard.
I couldn't understand my life without that cherry orchard, and if it really must be sold, sell me with it!
Both the cherry orchard and the land must be leased off for villas and at once, immediately--the auction is staring you in the face: Understand!
Looks at his watch] If we can't think of anything and don't make up our minds to anything, then on August 22, both thecherry orchard and the whole estate will be up for auction.
At present he sits on his balcony and drinks tea, but it may well come to pass that he'll begin to cultivate his patch of land, and then your cherry orchard will be happy, rich, splendid.
Roars with laughter] My God, my God, thecherry orchard's mine!
It and "The Cherry Orchard" are the tragedies of doing nothing.
Excited] Somebody in the kitchen was saying just now that the cherry orchard was sold to-day.
If there's anything interesting or remarkable in the whole province, it's this cherry orchard of ours.
