. History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884 . per-intendent, the man gave, as an excuse for his conduct, the statement thatthe former official in that capacity received presents. It was afterwardsfound out that this man wanted to build a shanty on the companysgrounds. No person who may have presumed to offer a reward as aninducement for him to grant a favor ever succeeded with Hugh Riddle ;and no person who had spent an hour with him in business intercoursewould dare to offer him a bribe. His natural independence,
. History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884 . per-intendent, the man gave, as an excuse for his conduct, the statement thatthe former official in that capacity received presents. It was afterwardsfound out that this man wanted to build a shanty on the companysgrounds. No person who may have presumed to offer a reward as aninducement for him to grant a favor ever succeeded with Hugh Riddle ;and no person who had spent an hour with him in business intercoursewould dare to offer him a bribe. His natural independence, supplementedby personal training during his early official experience, had prepared himto say no when occasion required it. He never allowed any employe on the road to know that his serviceswere considered indispensable. Notwithstanding his high appreciation ofthe abilities of some of his engineers and conductors, as adapted to pecul-iarly responsible positions, if they took umbrage and resigned, thoughMr. Riddle was unwilling to part with them, he would never remonstrate, ntffl ^0^ ^&*^ \ x-V^ AS?0 \&> -*s*^.
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