The History of St. Giles and St. James Volume 1-2 (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. 1845 Excerpt: ...of his patron. "And I'll prove it. You've only got to trim it into a shape at first, and what a little trouble makes it always keep it." "There may be something in the simile, ' said Capstick, with his best malignity; "for I have seen the tree cut into a peacock." "Well, that was all-the choice e' the gardener. You'll own it, Mr. Capstick; it might have been cut into a dove," cried Jem. "It might, originally," answered Capstick: "but 1 know the nature of the thing. 'Twould have been certain to branch into a peacock To be sure, there's this to be said for the gardener, poor fool though the thing should have.a tail as long as a kite, because he once thought it a dove, he'd think it a dove forever." 'It couldn't be--impossible," said Jem. "Why, look there," cried Capstick, pointing to a yew fantastically mutilated, " look at that dragon." "Dragon " cried Jem," it's a angel, with its outspread wings. I cut it myself; it's my own anj;el.'r "Happy, fund humanity 'r said Capstick, turning and laying his hand upon the visitor's shoulder. "How maay a dragon to all the world beside, seems a blessed angel to its owner Who would disturb so comforting a faith?" And then he added to Jem, " It Is an angel. 'Tis a pity he hasn't a trumpet." "It's a growin'," said Jem; "it's there, ihough nobody but myself can see it." "'Ti-i sometimes so with the trumpets of men," observed Capstick. "And now we'll I to breakfast." "And you'll own," said Jem, determined upon conquest, " that the buckshouse semperwirings is like the 'oman specees To be sure it is. Look at it even in a border; and doesn't it remind you ...