Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.
I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both.
After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.
There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life
I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the cheapest place to live in.
The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.