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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.1902 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX A SON BORN. ILLNESS AND DEATH In 1827 a son was born, thus noticed in the diary: 'Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by a son of York!' The same year brought a heavy blow in the death of the Prime Minister, Canning. Mr. Canning was repeatedly member for Liverpool, and had taken much kind notice of my father, placing his name at the head of his list for promotion. The next year, 1828, after a sharp attack of illness, to recruit his strength, he and my mother went to Greenock, taking a cottage on the Clyde for a few weeks. Here he had the pleasure of introducing his wife to all his old friends and the haunts of his early days. One clay they lunched at the Elephant and Castle, being honoured by Mrs. MacNichol with her own personal attendance. She carefully placed beside my father the silver tankard presented to her at the last mess dinner. After recounting many pleasant reminiscences, my father at length said, 'Now, Mrs. MacNichol, what's the damage?' 'Nothing, sir! Nothing to an East York!' and he could not persuade her to accept a farthing. Dumbarton in 1865 had still an inn named the Elephant. The house to which my parents removed was in Wavertree, and nearly opposite to that occupied by the gentle poetess, Mrs. Hemans; they often saw her passing in and out. Some time in the winter of 1829-30 a singular accident befell Mr. Ker, who held a post above my father in the Custom House, and a considerably more lucrative one than the head of the warehousing department. Ker was coming home one snowy evening, and turned into his club at the foot of Bold Street to look at the evening paper. The lamps in the room were not yet lighted, and he took the paper to read by firelight. When he came out to go home, his sight was gone--he could ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781151439345
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 32
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151439347
  • Publisher Date: 07 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 77 gr


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