The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful sister to John Bull, Esq

The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful sister to John Bull, Esq.

There being no history with which every learned reader is better acquainted in general, than that of John Bull, and his sister Peg, we shall spend very little time in preambles or introductions to the present story. John and his sister lived many a day, as every[Pg 2] body knows, in the two adjoining houses which were left them by their father; and it matters not now to say, how much better John was lodged than his sister, and how many more improvements he had made on his farm. We never heard of any difference arising between them on this score, farther than some jeers and taunts between the blackguards or scullions of either house, who generally got themselves bloody noses upon the occasion. As for Peg herself, she was so far from complaining of her portion, that nothing could offend her more, than to be told out of doors, that she was not the richest heiress in the world. It is not easy to say, whether it was Pegs own temper, the badness of her[Pg 3] subject, or the perpetual vexations she met with in her youth, that hindered her from minding her domestic affairs, so much as she should have done: but the truth is, that matters were often at sixes and sevens in her family; and her brother and she, to be sure, never could agree about any thing. All the world knows how long their affairs remained in confusion, merely because they would not employ the same attorney, and what an aversion they had to trust their affairs in common to any single person. Peg would say, Ill have nothing to do with Johns lawyers; whoever I employ must mind nobodys affairs but mine. I have as good a right to be served as he; and if he pays more than I do, let it be for services done to[Pg 4] himself, not for cheating me. John again would swagger and swear, and said, that whoever Peg employed, must be a dirty lousy fellow; and would come to no terms, unless she would take a steward of his choosing. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68133
Author: Ferguson, Adam
Release Date: May 20, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: W. Owen
Publication Date: 1761
Publisher Country: United Kingdom