This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...the accounts given in the papers of the love affairs of an American cabinet minister. It was ascertained that the object of this minister's visit to a certain Southern town was to obtain in marriage a lady living there, who was a widow. Accordingly, the leading newspapers sent correspondents to watch ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...the accounts given in the papers of the love affairs of an American cabinet minister. It was ascertained that the object of this minister's visit to a certain Southern town was to obtain in marriage a lady living there, who was a widow. Accordingly, the leading newspapers sent correspondents to watch the progress of the courtship. Owing mainly, it seems, to the opposition of her relatives, the lady was not at once able to come to a conclusion regarding the minister's offer. There is evident in the communications of the correspondents, written at this juncture, a sentiment of vexation, perhaps unconscious, at this delay and indecision, which indeed was, no doubt, a cause of some inconvenience to them. Why could n't the woman make up her mind? At length, however, the lady decided to accept the minister. This intelligence was promptly sent off to the newspapers by their agents. The representative of a great New York daily (I saw the paper on the reading-room table) sends his paper a column of interesting matter upon the subject, introduced by a number of headlines, over which in large letters are the words: "The Widow's Last Scruple Overcome!" The young reporters who do the greater part of the writing of our papers are usually not educated men, which accounts for their fondness for fine words. They seem to prefer to the simple and absolute word some word with a special or figurative sense, which they think in some way finer. A congregation is called a " flock." Thus, I lately read in one of the New York papers the statement that a clergyman in Brooklyn had had his nose bitten off by a member of his " flock." There is here, among the friends of His Royal Highness, Mr. Alfred Graham, C. M. C. M. stands for Charming Man. The distinction is in...
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Very good. Ex-Reference Library. No card pocket, etc. "A Statistical Abstract Supplement". Text is clean, binding is strong. Blue cloth cover with darker blue cloth spine. **NO International and NO Expedited shipping available for this large, heavy book/ set. **
