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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. 1861 Excerpt: ...by an innate love of mischief, I, without checking her, guided my high-spirited but well-trained black mare up the steps and in at the door. My friend, at all times ready for what is now vulgarly called a lark, followed me; and there we sat, erect in our saddles, our swords drawn, and our pistols in the holsters, to the amazement and consternation of the whole party. After the screaming of the softer sex and the uproarious laughter of the other, which so foolish an exhibition had at first elicited, had somewhat subsided, our first consideration--for we had none before--was how to beat a retreat from an assembly whose numbers were overpowering, and whose merriment, I begun to suspect, 150 PUNCH. might speedily be changed into anger at our rash and indecent intrusion. The company consisted chiefly of dockyard mechanics, "their sweethearts and spouses," always a formidable body, and ready to resent any such impudent and outrageous innovation on their evening's amusement. Nevertheless, preserving my presence of mind, I very deliberately dismounted, and taking hold of the mare's bridle, with a soldier's step, caused her to keep pace with me down the rude and ruinous staircase we had but a few minutes before recklessly ascended. The sergeant-major following my example, was equally successful in gaining the road in safety, and our dangerous frolic ended in treating the whole assembly with sundry bowls of punch (we were none of us niggards on such occasions), which seemed to allay the pugnacious spirit of some of the party, who had evinced a strong inclination to bestow on us that sort of punishment our mad attempt at fun had so richly deserved; and this perhaps was in a great measure prevented by the superior tact and determination of my companion, who p...
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- EditoreRareBooksClub.com
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 1154634205
- ISBN 13 9781154634204
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine48
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