Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London, Chatto and Windus · leaf 283
rs. This done she took him by thecollar and cuft him about the kitchen at a most horrid rate. No doubt he was very vexing, as he could not be trustedwith the most ordinary concerns of life. He had to get somesoap, but, whilst passing over a bridge, he was frightened bysome crows, and dropped the… … his wife administered his usual correction— taking the dogwhip, she jerked poor Simon about, making him dance theCanaries for two hours. Many more mishaps and punishments happened to thepoor wretch, until at last even he could stand it no longer;so he attempted to poison himself, but, by mistake,…
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