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. 1848 Excerpt: ...lived in the hope that the next winter would be severer than the last. But the innocence of Parr's old woman came to their rescue, otherwise the annuitant Parr might have been living at the present day, instead of having died at the premature age of 152. One morning, upon going in to call Old Parr, to her horror, she ...
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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. 1848 Excerpt: ...lived in the hope that the next winter would be severer than the last. But the innocence of Parr's old woman came to their rescue, otherwise the annuitant Parr might have been living at the present day, instead of having died at the premature age of 152. One morning, upon going in to call Old Parr, to her horror, she found him speechless, and lying, apparently dead, in bed. The fact is, Old Parr had been drinking over night much deeper than usual, and was in a glorious state of insensibility; but the old woman seeing the Cognac bottle, with its suspicions label, on the ground, immediately concluded that her master in a rash moment had poisoned himself. She knew only one medicine in the world, and that one was warranted to cure all accidents and diseases. So she made Old Parr a warm cup of tea, and putting three of his own Life Pills into it, made him drink it. Their effect was instantaneous. He opened his eyes, shook his fist at the old woman, and fell hack a corpse! He was huried in a cross road, because, as he had taken his own medicine, it was considered he had committed suicide. Over his grave the ducks of the neighbourhood delight even now in hopping about, crying to a few old ravens, who hover like mutes about the spot, "Quack! Quack!! Quack!!!" After his death, his place was searched. Under his pillow were found two pieces of paper. The one was labelled, "Ye Secrette of Longe Lyfe;" the other, "Ye Secrette of Goodde Healthhe." Inside the first was written, " Bote Ann Annuittie;" inside the second was scribbled in large letters, "You MUSTTE REVRAYNNE FROM ALLE L.YFE PTLLES." Round his neck was suspended a black ribbon. This held a little key, which his servant gave testimony Old Parr had worn for years...
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Add this copy of Change for a Shilling to cart. $54.95, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
