The gilded age Author:Mark Twain 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: a blowing like ice and we after him scared to death; and when the ladies and gentlemen saw that he had a fit, every lady scattered for her room and not a gentlem... more »an lifted his hand to help, the wretches! Well, after that his life hung by a thread for as much as ten days, and the minute he was out of danger Emmeline and me just went to bed sick and worn out. / never want to pass through such a time again. Poor dear Francois which leg did he break, Mrs. Oreill6?" Mrs. O." It was his right-hand hind leg. Jump down, Francois dear, and show the ladies what a cruel limp you've got yet." Francois demurred, but being coaxed and delivered gently upon the floor, he performed very satisfactorily, with his " right-hand hind leg" in the air. All were affected even Laura but hers was an affection of the stomach. The country-bred girl had not suspected that the little whining ten-ounce black and tan reptile, clad in a red embroidered pigmy blanket and reposing in Mrs. Oreill's lap all thremgh the visit, was the individual whose sufferings had been stirring the dormant generosities of her natvre. She said: "Poor little creature! You might have lost him I" Mrs. O." Oh pray don't mention it, Miss Haw- . kins it gives me such a turn !'' Liura '' And Hildebrand and Percy are they are they like this one?" Mrs. G." No, Hilly has considerable Skye blood in him, I believe." Mrs. H." Percy's the same, only he is two months and ten days older and has his ears cropped. His father, Martin Farquhar Tupper, was sickly, and died young, but he was the sweetest disposition. His mother had heart disease, but was very gentle and resigned, and a wonderful ratter." So carried away had the visitors become by their interest attaching to this discussion of family matters, that the...« less