Sketches by Boz - Penn State University

Sketches by Boza melancholy specimen of the story-teller. He was the utes’ walk of’—everywhere. Answers out of number werewandering Jew of Joe Millerism.received, with all sorts of initials; all the letters of theMr. Tibbs enjoyed a small independence from the pension-list—about43£. 15S. 10D. a year. His father, out boarding and lodging; voluminous was the corre-alphabet seemed to be seized with a sudden wish to gomother, and five interesting scions from the same stock, spondence between Mrs. Tibbs and the applicants; anddrew a like sum from the revenue of a grateful country, most profound was the secrecy observed. ‘E.’ didn’t likethough for what particular service was never known. this; ‘I.’ couldn’t think of putting up with that; ‘I. O. U.’But, as this said independence was not quite sufficient didn’t think the terms would suit him; and ‘G. R.’ hadto furnish two people with all the luxuries of this life, never slept in a French bed. The result, however, was,it had occurred to the busy little spouse of Tibbs, that that three gentlemen became inmates of Mrs. Tibbs’sthe best thing she could do with a legacy of 700£., house, on terms which were ‘agreeable to all parties.’ Inwould be to take and furnish a tolerable house—somewherein that partially-explored tract of country which daughters, proposed to increase—not their families, butwent the advertisement again, and a lady with her twolies between the British Museum, and a remote village Mrs. Tibbs’s.called Somers-town—for the reception of boarders. Great ‘Charming woman, that Mrs. Maplesone!’ said Mrs.Coram-street was the spot pitched upon. The house had Tibbs, as she and her spouse were sitting by the firebeen furnished accordingly; two female servants and a after breakfast; the gentlemen having gone out on theirboy engaged; and an advertisement inserted in the morningpapers, informing the public that ‘Six individuals little Mrs. Tibbs, more by way of soliloquy than any-several avocations. ‘Charming woman, indeed!’ repeatedwould meet with all the comforts of a cheerful musical thing else, for she never thought of consulting her husband.‘And the two daughters are delightful. We musthome in a select private family, residing within ten min-276