This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...if you should have an hour to spare, and come and chat quietly with me, it will be a great comfort to, Yours ever faithfully, Henrietta Townsend. lo Miss Fanny Harrison, No.--Arch St., Philadelphia. Declining, for another Reason. Franklin Square, Philadelphia, Jan. 16th, 18--. Dear Fanny, --I am really ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...if you should have an hour to spare, and come and chat quietly with me, it will be a great comfort to, Yours ever faithfully, Henrietta Townsend. lo Miss Fanny Harrison, No.--Arch St., Philadelphia. Declining, for another Reason. Franklin Square, Philadelphia, Jan. 16th, 18--. Dear Fanny, --I am really ashamed at having missed your delightful party of last evening, but I trust you will excuse my absence when you learn the cause. While we were seated at dinner, who should come in but my husband's dearest and best old friend, Captain Brown, of whom you have heard us speak so often, and to whom we were in early life so much indebted. He has but just returned from Europe, and, after three years' absence, I sould not find it in my heart to leave the kind old man. He looks remarkably hale and vigorous, though age begins to show itself in his whitening hair and uncertain step, but his spirits are as hearty as ever. He would, I believe, make all the children ill with sweetmeats, if I did not put in a little maternal interference, and he has brought them toys enough to stock a whole shop. I know, my dear Fanny, that your kindness of heart will readily admit the validity of this excuse, and, in th& hope that yourself and your husband will join us in weL coming our old friend back to New York, I remain, Ever sincerely yours, Henrietta Townsbnd. To Mrs. Fanny Harrison, No.--Arch St., Philadelphia. An Invitation to a Baohelor-party. Sept. llth, 18--. My Dear Harry, --My festive self, and a half dozen other good fellows, are going to devote a few hours on Tuesday evening to the enjoyment of a few glasses of wine, a game of euchre, and so on. I hope you will make one, as we have not enjoyed the "feast of reason and flow of soul" in each...
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Good. 373 pages, the bottom margins have a noticeable but moderate waterstain throughout the book, the pages are not wrinkled, just a slight stain. A book of etiquette containing examples of letters such as "From a Young Lady to her Lover, whom she suspects of Infidelity", "To a Lady, complaining of her Coldness" and her "Reply, confessing a Change of Feeling". Others are "From a Merchant's Widow to a Lady, a Wealthy Distant Relatoin, in Behalf of her two Orphans" and "From a Young Lady, remonstrating with her Future Husband on his reckless Life".; 8vo.
