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. 1899 Excerpt: ...'doings and undoings, '--emigrants who wished not to, others who at the last moment wished 'to lave by the next ship'; husbands who wished to leave the 'wake' family 'behint'; wives who wanted to go without the husband, who declared he would not go: 'couldn't make up his mind, and why, because he was entirely wake and ...
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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. 1899 Excerpt: ...'doings and undoings, '--emigrants who wished not to, others who at the last moment wished 'to lave by the next ship'; husbands who wished to leave the 'wake' family 'behint'; wives who wanted to go without the husband, who declared he would not go: 'couldn't make up his mind, and why, because he was entirely wake and wanted to be abed for a fortnight, ' had vowed to 'perform a station' before he left home, 'had some earnings owing to him which he would lose, ' and many other possible or impossible reasons for not going as the wife and family wished him to do. Then a long scene between a virago country shopkeeper and dolt of a husband, who sat dumb whilst his wife harangued and abused Fair because he would not stop Mrs. Somebody who owed her 6, and had sold any amount of stock. The defendant, an old Irish-speaking woman, voluble, and denying all charges, while her daughter-in-law, with pale, rather nice face, stood between them--final dismissal of parties--neither satisfied, and shopkeeper and company not triumphant but abusive. ..". And now for this morning. All yesterday our anxieties were quickened by a high wind and rain all night; at three, however, Captain Fair--what a splendid fellow he is--was at work routing out the people, and soon after six was himself off to Elly Bay, where the embarkation took place. Here I followed with the learned Professor. How picturesque the grouping of the people on the beach amidst the huge red and brown chests, the final hugs and embraces, and the trim man-of-war and coastguard boat coming backwards and forwards from the gunboat--no sign of steamer then. Captain Fair arranging all, with Nolan and Richards to assist, and the four men appointed to the work. It was raining all the time, but it did not damp the good...
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