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Worthington sometimes had an important letter to be registered which he carried to the postoffice with his own hands. On such occasions though not a member of the Brampton Club he walked, as an overlord will, into any private place he chose, and recognized no partitions or barriers. "You will kindly register that and give me a receipt, Mr. Prescott," he said.
"Why, sir, your agent, Yallow Sam, put him out of our farm, when my poor mother was on her sick-bed. He chated my father, sir, out of some money part of our rent it was, that he didn't give him a receipt for. When my father went to him afterwards for the receipt, Yallow Sam abused him, and called him a rogue, and that, sir, was what no man ever called my father either before or since.
How well she recollected the day of her own marriage and the receipt of that dreadful letter, which parted Gerald and herself on the very steps of the altar, and transformed her life from one of happiness into one of absolute self-sacrifice.
It was addressed to me in a man's handwriting, not that of "Big Jim" Colton. I opened the envelope and read: Roscoe Paine. Sir: The enclosed is in payment for your work. No receipt is necessary. Yours truly, The "enclosed" was a five-dollar bill. I stood staring at the note. Then I began to laugh. "What's the joke?" asked Dorinda, who had not taken her eyes from my face.
This Receipt might have been put in some of the former Months, as the Hare is then in season; but as it depends upon the foregoing Receipt, I thought convenient to insert it in this Place: however, a Jack-Hare may now be dress'd in this fashion, but the Doe-Hares are now either with Young or have Young ones, so that they are out of Season. To Collar Beef.
Mason," said Andy. "All right; I'll take it." "I am only to deliver it into her hands." "She isn't at home." "Then I will wait for her. She said she would be here at twelve." The man was about to speak rudely, when a lady mounted the steps. "Are you from Mr. Flint?" she asked. "Yes, madam." "I am Mrs. Mason." "I remember you," said Andy, bowing. "Will you be kind enough to give me a receipt?"
I have delayed to acknowledge the receipt of the grape-roots, Charles is n't to blame, I told him I would write, because I waited for the cider to come, that wife and I might overwhelm you with a joint letter of thanks, laudation, and praise. But I can wait no longer. That is, the cider does n't come, and I begin to think it is a myth. Poets, you know, deal in such.
The Governor has directed me to write to you, to request you to receive what is due from the Vizier from the 20th August last, at the rate of Lucknow Sicca Rupees 15,664 per month, and send me a bill for the amount, the receipt of which I will acknowledge in the capacity of Sir Eyre Coote's attorney; and the Governor desires that you will continue to receive Sir Eyre Coote's field-allowances at the same rate, and remit the money to me as it comes in.
No guns or caissons should be taken with less than eight horses. "Please inform me by telegraph, on receipt of this, what force you think you will be able to send under these directions. "U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General. On the 15th, he was directed to start the expedition as soon after the 20th as he could get it off.
As soon as Mr Campbell received this letter, he went to his wife and acquainted her with all that had been going on for some months, and with the reasons which induced him to say nothing to her until the receipt of Mr Harvey's letter, which he now put into her hands, requesting her opinion on the subject. Mrs Campbell after having read the letter, replied
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