Meaning of pedestrianess | Babel Free

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A female pedestrian.

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“A Pedestrian'''ess.—A widow upwards of 60 years of age, betted last⟳ week, to walk⟳ 92 miles in 24 hours.”

“The spectators were not parsimonious in rewarding the labours of the pedestrianess.”

“Mrs. M’Mullen, the pedestrianess, whose performances we recorded last⟳ year, commenced on Monday evening, a more arduous undertaking.”

“Portfolios repacked, and horses remounted, on we went again, meeting quite numerous trains of travelling parties—camelestrians, donkeyteers, pedestrians, horsemen, and poneymen; and then poneymen, and horsemen, and donkeyteers, and camelestrians, again. Aye, and here are horsewomen besides ourselves, too; and mulewomen, and pedestrianesses, &c.”

“Bertha Von Hillern, the pedestrianess, is lionized by Boston.”

“Up there in Auburn, New York, an esteemed pedestrian, Reginald Heber Tubbs, agreed to walk⟳ against an esteemed pedestrianess, Miss⟳ Elsa Von Blumen.”

“The most sole-stirring entertainments of the day are those given by champion pedestrians and pedestrianesses.”

“A bright, genial day on Saturday last⟳, brought more than the average crowd of teams and wagons on our streets, and covered the sidewalks with pedestrians, and pedestrianesses, especially.”

“In the women’s go-as-you please⟳ match⟳ in Madison Square Garden, Howard, at noon, was leading with a score⟳ of 367 miles, Tobias 360, Massciot 258, Madam Anderson 342 Ceretio is the last⟳ in the line of the nineteen pedestrianesses with a record⟳ of 127 miles.”

“A pedestrianess in Boston has lost the race⟳ on account of a sprained ankle.”

“But, while these coats for travel⟳ are envelopingly long, the newest garment for street pedestrianesses are jaunty short jackets, fitting snugly to the figure⟳, and sometimes really constituting the bodice of the dress.”

“Another sight that became painfully frequent was to observe⟳ some nicely dressed man or woman walking along unsuspecting any danger, when suddenly some of the farmers’ horses hitched to the edge of the sidewalk would kick⟳ about ehree^([sic]) quarts of mud and green scum into the air and it would decend^([sic]) upon the raiment of the pedestrian, or pedestrianess.”

“Pedestrians and pedestrianesses clung tenaciously to close⟳ quarters, and so did the latter’s apparel.”

“The men have⟳ all the sidewalk now, / There is no place⟳ for us to walk⟳! / But though we must to insult bow, / We’re women, and at least we’ll talk⟳! / A PEDESTRIANESS.”

“Mrs. Dave Beach, the New York pedestrianess, reached Schenectady on Friday on a diet of fruit salad.”

“The pedestrianesses, Rose Hout, Maggie Ramsey, Irene Ellsworth, Isis Brewer, and Coral and Ruth Alderson walked to Montrose last⟳ Saturday evening, returning on the “Jersey”.”

“This makes up a little bit for our great sorrow of having never happened to be present⟳, or noticing, when a pedestrianess went by without stockings.”

“The pedestrian who jaywalks and, jaywalking sluggishly, turns on the automobile driver a cold glare as if to say⟳, Hit me if you dare: that pedestrian or, as mostly happens, pedestrianess, may the automobilist splash with rainwater and mud and be accounted by the law for that a just and proper citizen.”

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