The boarders in a fashionable house were assembled in the public parlour one evening, when a rather antiquated maiden lady, who never seemed to have any employment but admiring her jewellery and drosses, lisped out the remark that she loved a rainy day, and always availed herself of it to arrange her drawers. “So do I,” growled out an old sea captain. “ 1 overhaul my drawers and shirts, too, sometimes, and sew on a button or a string where it is needed." Madamoiase.lle did not faint; but there was an angry rustic of silks, as she swept out of the room, leaving all to exchange a suppressed titter for a good, hearty laugh. Amiable Mother : “ Here Tommy, is some nice castor oil, with orange in it.”— Doctor: “Now, remember, don’t give it all to Tommy ; leave some for me."— Tommy (who has been there before) : " Doctor's a nice man. ma ; give it. all to the doctm."
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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 6, 15 December 1869, Page 6
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