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. 1866 Excerpt: ...business, for I'm sure any one as knows me can bear testaments." "Answer the counsel directly," says another old judge, as had a pimply nose and spoke irritable, as I should say had been a-takin' somethin' in his tea, as he must require, a settin' stiflin' and a-stewin' in that place all day. I says, "By all means; I'm ...
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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. 1866 Excerpt: ...business, for I'm sure any one as knows me can bear testaments." "Answer the counsel directly," says another old judge, as had a pimply nose and spoke irritable, as I should say had been a-takin' somethin' in his tea, as he must require, a settin' stiflin' and a-stewin' in that place all day. I says, "By all means; I'm sure I don't want to speak." No more I didn't, for with all his rigmarole questions he didn't get at the truth, for he kep' a-stop'ping me, and when I thought as he was done, and-was a-turnin' to go, up got a young chap with a snappy sort of manner, and says, "Pray, Mrs. Brown, how old are you?" I says, "I ain't ashamed to tell my age, as was born in the year of the allied sufferings comin' over, as I've often heard my dear mother say, as she stood on Westminster Bridge for to see 'em pass by, and it's a mercy as she got a hackney coach." So says the young chap, "Ah, I dare say, but we don't want to hear about that, but all we want to know is about your eyesight--is it as good as it used to be?" "Well," I says, "for that matter I can see as far as my neighbours, and that Sunday afternoon ' He says, "What Sunday afternoon i" I says, "As you're a-speakin' on." He says, "I never mentioned the words." "Then," I says, "you did ought to, for it was a Sunday as I was a-settin' a-readin', leastways adozin', when I heard a crack like glass a-givin' way. So I gets on the seat, and looks over the wall jest in time to see a man a-gettin' in at Mrs. Brittles" back kitchen window, as I know'd was gone to a place of worship." "Well," says the young chap, "you must have a very long sight if you can see a man's face getti...
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