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Sketches Of Character.
SKETCHES OF CHARACTER .
SPOILED CHILDEEN OF HIGH AND LOW DEGREE , BY SAUK SOLWAY . CHAPTER I . " I SHOULD feel much obliged to youmy dear fatherif
, , you would tell Janet the history of those young men whom you were alluding to , as I feel convinced that narratives of that description are more likely to be practically useful than fifty homilies upon the subject , especially as a certain lady , who shall be nameless , evinces a strong tendency to over-indulge her little folks . "
" You cannot allude to me , William , dear ? " " In reply then , wife , I must have recourse to the proverb which says , ' If the cap fits you may wear it . '" " A truce to words , my dear ones ; and , as I hope the sad tale may prove interesting and beneficial , I will narrate it as conciselas practicable . "
y The old gentleman leaned his head back against the cushion of the comfortable reclining chair on which he was seated ; his daughter-in-law placed a footstool under his feet , and sat down in a low chair close to his side , resting her hand on the arm of the chair , and gazing up into the old man's benevolent countenance in an earnest attentive
manner ; while the son and husband stirred the fire into a cheerful blaze , and sat down opposite to his father and wife , looking alternately from one to the other with a contented , happy gaze , as if both were equally dear to him , and he , well pleased , at the affectionate deference which his beloved wife paid to his venerable and equally dear parent . The
old gentleman patted his daughter-in-law's hand , saying" I will tell you the story , but I bargain that I am not to be interrupted . "
At a fashionable watering-place large bills duly set forth , in gigantic type of red , blue , and black , that on a certain day , by the kind permission of the officers of the Regiment , the band appertaining thereto would perform certain celebrated pieces of concerted music , for the benefit of a particular charity in the Spa-grounds . Need I say that VOL I . KR
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
SKETCHES OF CHARACTER .
SPOILED CHILDEEN OF HIGH AND LOW DEGREE , BY SAUK SOLWAY . CHAPTER I . " I SHOULD feel much obliged to youmy dear fatherif
, , you would tell Janet the history of those young men whom you were alluding to , as I feel convinced that narratives of that description are more likely to be practically useful than fifty homilies upon the subject , especially as a certain lady , who shall be nameless , evinces a strong tendency to over-indulge her little folks . "
" You cannot allude to me , William , dear ? " " In reply then , wife , I must have recourse to the proverb which says , ' If the cap fits you may wear it . '" " A truce to words , my dear ones ; and , as I hope the sad tale may prove interesting and beneficial , I will narrate it as conciselas practicable . "
y The old gentleman leaned his head back against the cushion of the comfortable reclining chair on which he was seated ; his daughter-in-law placed a footstool under his feet , and sat down in a low chair close to his side , resting her hand on the arm of the chair , and gazing up into the old man's benevolent countenance in an earnest attentive
manner ; while the son and husband stirred the fire into a cheerful blaze , and sat down opposite to his father and wife , looking alternately from one to the other with a contented , happy gaze , as if both were equally dear to him , and he , well pleased , at the affectionate deference which his beloved wife paid to his venerable and equally dear parent . The
old gentleman patted his daughter-in-law's hand , saying" I will tell you the story , but I bargain that I am not to be interrupted . "
At a fashionable watering-place large bills duly set forth , in gigantic type of red , blue , and black , that on a certain day , by the kind permission of the officers of the Regiment , the band appertaining thereto would perform certain celebrated pieces of concerted music , for the benefit of a particular charity in the Spa-grounds . Need I say that VOL I . KR