Humphry Clinker With illustr by Phiz Author:Tobias George Smollett General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1857 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: TO MBS. GWYLLIM, HOUSEKEEPEH, AT BBAMBLETON-HAIX. Mbs. Gwyllim, Glostar, April 2. When this cums to hand, he sure to pack up in the trunk male that stands in my closet, to he sent me in the Bristol waggon, without loss of time, the following articles, viz., my rose collard negle- jay, with green robins, my yellow damask, and my black velvet suit, with the short hoop; my hloo-quilted petticoat, my green manteel, my laced apron, my French commode, Macklin head and lappets, and the litel box with my jowls. Williams may bring over my bum-daffee, and the viol with the easings of Dr. Hill's dock-water, and Chowder's lacksitif. The poor creature has been terribly constuprated ever since we left huom. Pray take particular care of the house while the family is absent. Let there be a fire constantly kept in my brother's chamber and mine. The maids having nothing to do, may be sat a-spinning. I desire you'll clap a padluck on the windseller, and let none of the men have excess to the strong bear -- don't forget to have the gate shit every evening before dark. The gardnir and the hind may lie below in the landry, to partake the house, with the blunderbuss and the great dog; and I hope you'll have a watchful eye over the maids. I know that hussy Mary Jones loves to be rumpmg with the men. Let me know if Alderney's calf be sould yet, and what he fought -- if the ould goose be sitting; and if the cohler has cut Dicky, and how the poor anemil bore the operation. No more at present, but rests yours Tabitha Bbamble. TO MBS. J1AHY JONES, AT BBAMBI/ETON-HAIX. iiKAi! Molly, Glostar, April 2. Heaving this importunity, I ...« less