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Charles Heber Clark. Out of the Hurly-Burly; Or, Life in an Odd Corner
Out of the Hurly-Burly; Or, Life in an Odd Corner
Table of Contents
PREFACE
Out of the Hurly-Burly
CHAPTER I
NEW CASTLE FROM THE RIVER
CHAPTER II
THE VIEW DOWN THE RIVER
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
A GENERAL ATTACK ON THE SUBJECT
CHAPTER VI
"ART NEWS
CHAPTER VII
THE BATTERY
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
MRS. JONES'S PIRATE
CHAPTER X
THE OLD CHURCH
CHAPTER XI
The Sorrows of the Fisherman
CHAPTER XII
The Fate of Young Chubb
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
A FLOGGING SEVENTY YEARS AGO
CHAPTER XV
"Bishop Potts
CHAPTER XVI
THE SITE OF FORT KASIMIR
Tim Keyser's Nose
CHAPTER XVII
The Improved Weather System
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
A Life Insurance Agent
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
A Hindoo Legend
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
The Speech
CHAPTER XXIV
Footnote
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Charles Heber Clark
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"That is the reason why she demanded such exorbitant wages. Those servants who are entirely ignorant always want the largest pay. If we ever obtain a girl who understands her business in all its departments, I cherish the conviction that she will work for us for nothing. The wages of domestics are usually in inverse ratio to the merit of the recipients. Did you ever reflect upon the difference between the real and the ideal Irish maiden?"
Mrs. A. admitted that she had not considered the subject with any degree of attention.
