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...Tommy. Barrie lovers will hail it; it should send readers who do not know him scuttling back to his early works. Adam Yestreen, who tells the tale, is pastor of a little hamlet among the hills, still visited (say some) by ghosts of Prince Charlie's men-aye, and women too. Pastor Yestreen, though a simple soul, takes no stock in such things. His parishioners are a shrewd and cautious lot. ''They make a complete sentence by saying of a friend, 'He is one who on a market day,' and leaving the rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Barrie Back | 11/14/1932 | See Source »

Abernethy? No! Adkins? No! Aldrich? Aye! Allen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Counting Day | 3/21/1932 | See Source »

...House member on record on Prohibition, weed out the weaslers for the coming campaign, exhibit the growing Wet strength. Before the counting began, Drys claimed the Wet vote would not exceed 160. Wets predicted they would get at least 180. Final result: 227 Drys voting No; 187 Wets voting Aye...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Counting Day | 3/21/1932 | See Source »

...Aye for Aye, Toot for Toot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 30, 1931 | 11/30/1931 | See Source »

...dripping Wet'' candidate, not that "Prohibition that does not prohibit" is desirable but history indicates that "dripping Wet officials" and all kinds of graft and immorality go hand in hand and in their Mutual Admiration Society, "reciprocity" is their password and their slogan is "An aye for an aye and a toot for a toot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 30, 1931 | 11/30/1931 | See Source »

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