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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
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James Wilson Hyde
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2.
"I
have
enclosed
the
17
stamps,
and
shall
be
very
pleased
to
receive
any
present
you
will
send
me.
As
I
am
not
very
well
off,
what
I
would
like
very
much
would
be
a
nice
black
silk
dress,
which
I
should
consider
a
rich
reward
for
my
credulity."
3.
"Mrs
----
presents
her
compliments
to
the
'elderly
bachelor,'
and
in
order
to
amuse
him
by
her
credulity
encloses
17
stamps,
and
thus
claims
the
promised
present.
Her
position
and
circumstances
are
good,
she
mixes
in
gay
society,
and
is
quite
an
adept
at
dancing
the
polka
mazourka.
These
details
may
determine
the
suitability
of
the
present."
4.
"Having
read
your
advertisement
testing
the
'credulity
of
the
public,'
I
feel
disposed
on
my
part
to
test
the
upright
and
honourable
intentions
of
a
stranger,
contrary
to
the
opinion
of
some,
who
tell
me
it
is
only
a
hoax,
or,
worse,
a
mere
take-in.
I
therefore,
with
the
honesty
of
an
Irishman,
beg
to
say
I
am
a
clerygyman's
wife,
mother
of
nine
children,--the
six
eldest
fine
enterprising
sons;
the
three
youngest,
engaging,
intelligent
girls.
We
Irish
generally
have
larger
hearts
than
purses.
I
therefore
lay
these
facts
before
you,
an
Englishman,
knowing
that
a
Briton's
generosity
and
capabilities
are
proverbially
equal.--Hoping
I
may
be
able
to
prove
I
have
formed
a
correct
opinion
of
advertiser's
truthfulness,
I
am,"
&c.
After
this
we
may
afford
to
smile,
and
use
the
words
of
a
very
old
author
with
every
confidence
of
their
freshness:
"Oh,
where
shall
wisdom
be
found?
where
is
the
place
of
understanding?"
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