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He were n't no saint,--them engineers / Is all pretty much alike
He were n't no saint,--them engineers / Is all pretty much alike
He were n't no saint,--them engineers / Is all pretty much alike
(American, 1882 - 1945)

He were n't no saint,--them engineers / Is all pretty much alike

Alternate Title(s)
  • Jim Bludso; Jim Bludsoe; Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle
Oil on canvas
1912
32 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (82.6 × 64.8 cm)
SUPP2000.311
Diamond M Fine Art Collection, Museum of Texas Tech University
Not on view
Negoya of the Engineers
Negoya of the Engineers
Orson Lowell
1902
I ran aft to the clear space abaft the funnel, and there I found the spiggoties shtandin', holdin' a council av war. I fired into the thick av them and had five av them down when that thievin' engineer come sneakin' up behind me and shtruck me on the back av the head wit' a monkey wrench
I ran aft to the clear space abaft the funnel, and there I found the spiggoties shtandin', holdin' a council av war. I fired into the thick av them and had five av them down when that thievin' engineer come sneakin' up behind me and shtruck me on the back av the head wit' a monkey wrench
N.C. Wyeth
1914
Pride and Reputation Alike Were Disregarded, and the Whole Company Went to the Same Hotel, a Dreary, Dingy Little Place
Pride and Reputation Alike Were Disregarded, and the Whole Company Went to the Same Hotel, a Dreary, Dingy Little Place
Walter Biggs
1921
"All this while I sat upon the ground, very much terrified and dejected"
"All this while I sat upon the ground, very much terrified and dejected"
N.C. Wyeth
1920
Jonathan shot, as he walked along, and the boy, running ahead, picked up the arrows and brought them back. And when they were out of sight of the court, they went toward a rock named Ezel, accessible from the wilderness and not far from the road. There David had hidden, straining his ears for the words that might mean life or death
Jonathan shot, as he walked along, and the boy, running ahead, picked up the arrows and brought them back. And when they were out of sight of the court, they went toward a rock named Ezel, accessible from the wilderness and not far from the road. There David had hidden, straining his ears for the words that might mean life or death
N.C. Wyeth
1929
Little John Fights with the Cook in the Sheriff's House At last he made a dart upon Roger and the chase grew furious. Dishes, plates, covers, pots and pans--all that came in the way of them went flying.
Little John Fights with the Cook in the Sheriff's House
At last he made a dart upon Roger and the chase grew furious. Dishes, plates, covers, pots and pans--all that came in the way of them went flying.
N.C. Wyeth
1917
"Ahi! If he hurts so much as the little finger of my captain," Memgumban screamed, "I shall tie you to an ant hill." And he leaped at the Chinaman with his kris
"Ahi! If he hurts so much as the little finger of my captain," Memgumban screamed, "I shall tie you to an ant hill." And he leaped at the Chinaman with his kris
N.C. Wyeth
1919
The Blind Beggar on the Isle of Mull In about half an hour of walk, I over took a great, ragged man, moving pretty fast but feeling before him with a staff
The Blind Beggar on the Isle of Mull
In about half an hour of walk, I over took a great, ragged man, moving pretty fast but feeling before him with a staff
N.C. Wyeth
1913
The locating engineer--the first man on the ground who often risks his life to approximate possible routes.
The locating engineer--the first man on the ground who often risks his life to approximate possible routes.
N.C. Wyeth
1908
The Slave Boy Then, at length, when all were peacefully feeding, he sat down upon a grassy hummock and looked around him, sad, lonely, vindictive.
The Slave Boy
Then, at length, when all were peacefully feeding, he sat down upon a grassy hummock and looked around him, sad, lonely, vindictive.
N.C. Wyeth
1912
No four-year-old in the county / Could beat him for pretty and strong
No four-year-old in the county / Could beat him for pretty and strong
N.C. Wyeth
1912
There were seven or eight assailants, and but one to keep head against them
There were seven or eight assailants, and but one to keep head against them
N.C. Wyeth
1916