This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...Writ, kept her promise to her hurt. Thus, sometimes, an impetuous temper led her into imprudent declarations, out of which she could not always extricate herself without great exercise of her wits. Her latest dilemma engrossed her to-night. Having had the plumbing of her dwelling repaired, in an unlucky moment there ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...Writ, kept her promise to her hurt. Thus, sometimes, an impetuous temper led her into imprudent declarations, out of which she could not always extricate herself without great exercise of her wits. Her latest dilemma engrossed her to-night. Having had the plumbing of her dwelling repaired, in an unlucky moment there had come a quarrel with the plumbers' union, over a bill. The result was that she sent away " every man swindler of them all,"--I would not be understood to indorse her words, --and was left with the water service of the house cut off, and water hauled from the cisterns and a single faucet in the garden, while friends sniffed apprehensively whenever they entered the house, and asked her was she not afraid of sewergas? And her niece (who was as a daughter to her) did not dare to bring the baby to spend Thanksgiving, because the child might catch diphtheria through the deadly leaking pipes. "Stuff!" said Miss Merryweather, who used strong expressions sometimes, being by birth and breeding quite too great a lady to disturb herself about the minor conventions. "Stuff and nonsense! There are Ho leaks. But I'm not going to argue with you, Helen; I shall get a plumber and have you come Thanksgiving." Then, discerning a peculiar smile on the amiable features of Helen's husband, she added gravely, "He will not belong to the union. If I have to wait to hire a union plumber I shall wait until the pipes tumble to pieces!" But the imported plumber who was to put the forces of organized labor to rout did not come, although, such is the extraordinary working of the feminine logic, he was offered as high wages as the erring and grasping union plumbers had been refused. Miss Merryweather was sure that he had either been bou...
Read Less
Add this copy of Tales From McClure's to cart. $63.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
