Gazetteer
Usage examples of "simsbury".
But sometimes there would be a passenger for Simsbury, and the proud train would slow down and halt reluctantly, with a grinding of brakes, while the passenger alighted.
Perhaps they considered that he was rightly of Simsbury and would continue to be a part of it all the days of his life.
Some of her scenarios would have profoundly shocked the good people of Simsbury, and she often suffered tremors of apprehension at the thought that one of them might be enacted at the Bijou Palace right there on Fourth Street, with her name brazenly announced as author.
Its front was dark, for only twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, could Simsbury muster a picture audience.
He had seemed to believe that Merton's aunt should have died nearer to Simsbury, or at least have chosen a dull Monday.
There is no relenting of countenance, no genial relaxing of an ingrained suspicion toward all who approach him, no cordiality, in short, such as would lead you to believe that he might be glad to look over a bunch of stills taken by the most artistic photographer in all Simsbury, Illinois.
He spoke of Simsbury and Gashwiler and of Lowell Hardy who took his stills, and of Tessie Kearns, whose sympathy and advice had done so much to encourage him.
It is all quite different from Simsbury, and I have seen oranges growing on the trees, and there are palm trees, and it does not snow here.
He never failed to remind her that the name was Gashwiler, and that he could not possibly forget the address because he had lived at Simsbury a long time.
Under promptings from the girl he spoke freely of his career, both in Simsbury and in Hollywood.
In Simsbury there had been no opportunity for an intending actor to learn certain little niceties expected at sentimental moments.
Twice this had actually happened, but the affair had come to nothing, because the Pulvers had moved away from Simsbury and he had practically forgotten Edwina May.
His face merely stared from the last money brought from Simsbury, Illinois, and the stare was not reassuring.
How was he to tell her that there had been no chance to learn this dance back in Simsbury, Illinois, where such things were frowned upon by pulpit and press?
Imogene Pulver had once done an art dance back in Simsbury, at the cantata of Esther in the vestry of the Methodist church, and had been not a little criticised for her daring.