... shrieks proceeding from the nuptial chamber. What was the matter? Well, this. The young bride, wishing to ring the bell for a maid, had caught hold of what she supposed to be the bell rope, and pulled it smartly. for her and her spouse, it was the cord of ...

... Street, London, on coining down-stairs on Monday morning, deposited his cash-box, containing and valuable papers, in his bar parlour while he went outside to remove his shutters. his return he discovered that two men who had been drinking in the bar had made ...

... Davey. The deceased had per year. The deceased had not been to the Derby that day. He was not a sporting man.—A. Matthews, parlour-maid at 23 Newton Road, said she was in the service of Mr and Mrs Davey. They had both lived together since she had been in ...

... where the servants were ground about the fire, and was greeted with loud cries of astonishment. But time was wasted. The maids quickly fetched flannels and blankets, and every effort was made to restore the half-frozen child life. Nor was the elder girl ...

... mistress said pretty, eident Susan, the house and parlour maid at Ploughland Dale. «.r Ploughlands, as it was more frequently called, to plain, slow, honest (after a fashion) jean, the kitchen and dairy maid at the same place, as they sat discussing their ...

... doing so. in the hope that the agitation would lead to the formation a central union for the whole county. Tilt Dundee Servant Maids again.—On x ridav night another meeting of domestic servants Dundee and neigbourhood was held, when the secretary read the ...

... mind the cold, and prefers remaining where he is, whispered Clara Benigna to her inamiua. Can we not ask them iuto one the parlours, the dining-room ? suggested Evelina Miranda. At this juncture of affairs the door was opened, and the Humbleys were ushered ...

... the right side of her head, which was covered with brains. She then turned towards the parlour door, where she saw the daughter lying with her head in the parlour and her legs in the shop. She was also covered with blood, and her head battered in. The ...

... tone, if parlour and bed-room was wanted. That would suit me exactly, said Mr Faithful. Quite so, replied again the stout gentleman, ho was a lodger with .Miss Spiller, and who had opened the door in the absence of that lady anil her maid in the back ...

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... some minutes. Then I sent the maid, who was weeping, round to the sweep's, tell him to send round brave boy that wanted to earn a crown. In ten minutes she was back, accompanied by sooty young imp, who ruined my parlour carpet, and carried a smell of ...

... Edward, said I, one morning, as my husband seated himself opposite me at the little round breakfast table in our cosy parlour, close to the blazing fire— Edward, before you begin upon your toast, do just look at the letter I have received this morning ...