Narrative of the Life and Travels of Serjeant B.̲̲̲̲̲D. Brown, 1823 - 301 pages Excerpt from Narrative of the Life and Travels of Serjeant B Leave Masulipatam - Anecdotes of the Elephant - Its Revenge of an Injury on a Serjeant The Author's Hardships and Illness - Hurri cane - Mrs. B. Stands Godmother to Serjeant Lee's Child Account of Mrs. Lee - Her Death - The Child taken Home by Mrs. B. Remarkable Cases of Hydrophobia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... afterwards told me , said to Mrs. C. that I was not in the house . Mrs. C.'s brother - in - law got near- ly all her money , houses , and moveables , and only gave me sixpence when I carried his portmanteau to the coach on his leav- ing ...
... afterwards got enough of music , as you shall see in the sequel of this book ; but it may be seen from this early propensity in me , that " even a child may be known by his doings . " After leaving this family , I went to a Mr. F. where ...
... afterwards more attentive . Nothing worth mentioning happened to me while I remained here , but the death . of my grandfather , of an iliac passion , who , as I was named after him , distinguished me from the rest by leaving me his ...
... afterwards thinking that Providence had given a blessing with that shilling , merely because I have never wanted one since- my hardships , I may say , being henceforth at a close . Shortly after this , the Earlston Volun . teers wanted ...
... seemed to show so much piety , during my apprenticeship , and for some time afterwards , should now live so careless a life ; but I had my lashes of conscience sometimes , I assure you , and endeavoured 24 NARRATIVE OF SERJEANT B-
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