Tom Cringle's Log (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Tom Cringle's Log

I remain, my dear Madam, Yours very faithfully, Barman Bantam, K. B.

However much I had been moved by my mother's grief, my false pride came to my assistance, and my first impulse was to chant a verse of some old tune, in a most doleful manner. All right all t, I then ex claimed, as I thrust half a doubled-up mufiin into my but it was all chew, chew, and no swallow not a morsel could I force down my parched throat, which tightened like to throttle me.

Old Nicodemus had by this time again entered the room, unseen and un heard, and startled me confoundedly, as be screwed his words in his sharp cracked voice into m larboard ear. J ane tells me your mama is in a sad taking, Master om. You ben't going to leave us, all on a bee like, be you? Surely you'll stay until your sister comes from your uncle ob's 7 You know there are only two on yo You won't leave the old lady all alone, Master Thomas, will ye The worthy old fellow's voice quavered here, and the tears hopped over his old cheeks through the flour and tallow like peas, as he slowly drew a line down the forehead of his pate, with his fore-finger.

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