Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 by Various
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howsmaid, wanted in a nobbleman's fameli. On course, a young woman has a
rite to better hursef if she can; so I makes up my mind at wunce--has i oney has sicks pouns a ear, and finds my own t and shuggar--i makes up my mind to arsk for a day out; which, has the cold mutting was jest enuf for mastur and missus without me, was grarnted me. I soon clears up the kitshun, and goes up stares to clean mysef. I puts on my silk gronin-napple gownd, and my lase pillowrin, likewise my himitashun vermin tippit, (give me by my cussen Harry, who keeps kumpany with me on hot-dinner days), also my tuskin bonnit, parrersole, and blacbag; and i takes mysef orf to South-street, but what was my felines, wen, on wringing the belle, a boy anser'd the daw, with two roes of brarse beeds down his jacket. "Can i speek a word with the futman?" says i, in my ingaugingist manner. "i'm futman," says he. "Then the cook," says i. "We arn't no cook," says he. "No cook!" says i, almose putrifide with surprise; "you must be jokin'"-- "Jokin'," says he; "do you no who lives here?" "Not exacly," says i. "Lord Milburn," says he. i thort i shud have dropt on the step, as a glimmerin' of the doo shot aX my mine. |
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