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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. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...of gratitude and content. There are many hard-working folks, wives and mothers especially, who keep toiling all the time and never get a word of thanks. How different their lives would be if their husbands would purr when they came home And why should wives not purr also, when it is possible to do so? Perhaps if they purred at a kind word they would hear more such words. Samuel prefers to stay out at night, though he never goes beyond the gate. When I come home late he always rushes to me, rubs himself against me, and purrs most cordially. He expects to be caressed, and then he retires to his couch. I do not wonder that the old woman in Miss Wilkins charming story had such comfort in her cat, William, her only companion. It seemed to her that, when William was lost, everything had gone with him. It was no use to go to a prayermeeting or to church. The alleviation that made life tolerable had been taken away. When it was found that William had hidden away in a cellar and was still alive, how great was the revulsion -And now to finish this letter. I should not dare to send the remaining paragraph even to the Spectator, and I am by no means certain that you will insert it. But it is a fact that on reading certain minor poets to Samuel I have found the intelligent creature show distinct signs of amusement. More than this, I tried him lately with some of our Laureates laborious trash about the union between England and America. After hearing two stanzas he deliberately left the room. How to Remember and how to Forget. I RECEIVE many letters from persons who are anxious to strengthen their memory. Whenever memory systems are advertised, there are anxious souls who fervently hope they have found the thing they have long been seeking. You do...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150831751 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150831758 |
| Weight | 0.46 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.44 x 0.22 x 9.69 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 108 pages |
| Publisher | Rarebooksclub.com |
| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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