Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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Page 153
... Wife Appeased . - One night , after having kept up his frolic until a late hour , Colonel Jones reached home , when he found his wife waiting for him with a countenance that fore- told a storm . The colonel , whose face had never ...
... Wife Appeased . - One night , after having kept up his frolic until a late hour , Colonel Jones reached home , when he found his wife waiting for him with a countenance that fore- told a storm . The colonel , whose face had never ...
Page 155
... wife , the bridegroom interjected the words , " and obey , " which he thought had been omitted from over- sight , though that is part of the rule laid down solely to the wife . The minister , surprised to find a husband willing to be ...
... wife , the bridegroom interjected the words , " and obey , " which he thought had been omitted from over- sight , though that is part of the rule laid down solely to the wife . The minister , surprised to find a husband willing to be ...
Page 166
... wife , and she did not like him to stay out late at night , and big as he was , and as brave , he had never dared to disrespect his wife's wishes , until one evening , meeting some old friends , he fell to talking over old times with ...
... wife , and she did not like him to stay out late at night , and big as he was , and as brave , he had never dared to disrespect his wife's wishes , until one evening , meeting some old friends , he fell to talking over old times with ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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