Simplicity and Fascination (Paperback)

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.1866 Excerpt: ... He is an old fop and dandy, and cares for no one but himself." "He is very kind," whispered Tiny, "and says he will help Charley." "Indeed We are much obliged to him. I am thankful to say we can help ourselves. But you are a good little girl to take his part." "Come, Jessie," said Uncle James, " see what you can do with Pynsent." "Don't ask me, uncle," said Jessie; "I could hot wish him to do anything against his conscience. I am no politician myself; but I confess I like to see a man one thing or another. I would rather have Captain Burford's red-hot toryism, than Mr. Michelson's ' all things to all men.'" "Miss Betsey, won't you say something?" eaid Uncle James. "Pynsent has long ceased to think Anything of my advice," replied Aunt Betsey. "The long and short of the matter is," said Pynsent, swallowing hastily his last mouthful of bread and butter, "I have no time to vote at all. Do you not know that I am a professional man, and every hour of my day is cut out? I dare say I shall find my surgery full against I get there. Let me see, I have one old woman with sore eyes; an old man with inflammation of the windpipe; a boatman's child in the croup. And as to my aristocratic patients, --why, they are really unmentionable." "You always make a joke of. everything," said Jessie, laughing. "A very comfortable characteristic," replied Pynsent; "one must be jocular to make a bit of fun out of the obstinate fools I have to deal with. That same old man, for instance, my first patient, I told him to put a mustard plaster, or some turpentine, to his throat; and when I' came back, he had not done it, and his throat was really in an alarming state. I asked the reason. 'He was n't agoing to burn himself to death with them hot nostrums. He never heard of such a thing all h...