The Marriage Lottery
Mr. Jenkins is a miserly old crab, and decides that it will be cheaper for him to marry than to hire a servant to do the housework, so he goes to his neighbor, Brown, to ask his daughter's h... Read allMr. Jenkins is a miserly old crab, and decides that it will be cheaper for him to marry than to hire a servant to do the housework, so he goes to his neighbor, Brown, to ask his daughter's hand in marriage. On his arrival at Brown's, he asks to see the daughter. The mother and fa... Read allMr. Jenkins is a miserly old crab, and decides that it will be cheaper for him to marry than to hire a servant to do the housework, so he goes to his neighbor, Brown, to ask his daughter's hand in marriage. On his arrival at Brown's, he asks to see the daughter. The mother and father go to the daughter's room, and find her lying in bed reading, with a tray of food in ... Read all