The Speaker's Sister who took in Washing
I ' A former speaker in the House r o] [ Commons, named" Sir George Rose, j behaved in a very, mean and inhuman ' manner towards his only .sister? who resented it in the following singulai manner., §he hjred a sma|l cottage on the roadside" leading' to the" country mansion, of- her brother, . and > placed over the door a signboard with this inscription, painted in large letters :— " Mabgabet Kose, sister of George Ross, takes in washing here."_ The ingenious expedient soon had its effect upon the vanity and heartless selfishness i on Sir George, who immediately sent word to her that if she would take; down, the sigij he would give her ' an annuity for" lif e. This offer, it is said, the High-minded lady indignantly' disdained to accept, preferring rather:to punish the titled offender againat Auma^ityi although at her own: cost. >
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 65, 10 November 1885, Page 3
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147The Speaker's Sister who took in Washing Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 65, 10 November 1885, Page 3
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