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The ramble of Philo and his man Sturdy [by - Nixon?].
The ramble of Philo and his man Sturdy - by - Nixon? Author:Nixon Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: neceflary perfonage whom we had forgot to mention before, and one that did not mind of a goofe's feather, any thing befides her fpits and gridirons.—He flapped h... more »er upon the fhoulders, and hugged her in his arms, and whiftled and fung himfelf out of breath, " to drive away forrow and care." CHAP.C H A P. IV. PHILO's DEPARTURE. HAVE you feen a fine frefh young man, much like, in appearance, to a gentlemanly farmer's fon, with auburne locks curling round his neck, with ruddy health blooming upon his cheeks, with an open, fprightly, and ingenuous countenance, fuch that, without a blufh, would raife in the innocent bofom of the pure and fimple virgin the hymeneal fenfations ? then behold our hero iffuing from his houfe, and ruffling haftily through the village, upon a May morning that was as blithefome and gay as himfelf—look upon the background, and obferve the farfon, like the picture of defpondence, flanding near the court-gate, and, vith the laft looklook of deep regret after his departing . -friend, fending forth to his Maker, the mdft ardent prayers far the good of his patron, that the gaodnefs of the beft of hearts could fendr-.fee the .old yom-an, the houfekeeper, crying in the porch, with the boy fobbing by her fide — obferve the cock, running and laug .ing after Sturdy , who, with .his wallet upon his back, and dtefied in a clever. brown HaCtian fuit, .is following his mafter-— note the clu.fter of TLomafs acquaintance upon a .green plat, with their hats off, greeting the gentle Philo farewell An ile, takes with him; hearts — fee the country hobbies encircle the ! nerry Thomas as he advances, and clapping him upon the back, and fh Jc- ing i.im by the hands, while they prefs him to take good care of his matter, and keep himfelf out of fcrapes — look to the villa...« less