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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
·
James Wilson Hyde
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A
stranger
in
the
country
expresses
his
readiness
to
reward
the
Postmaster-General
with
some
partridges
if
he
will
get
some
one
to
send
him
a
parcel
of
mithridate
mustard:--
"Will
you
do
me
the
favour
of
dropping
me
a
line
to
say
if
you
know
of
an
herbalist
or
greengrocer
that
could
send
me
a
parcel
of
Mithridate
Mustard.
It
grows
at
Hatfield
by
the
river
side,
and
in
the
streets
of
Peckham
on
the
Surrey
side.
As
I
am
a
stranger,
if
you
will
kindly
see
if
you
can
get
any
one
to
send
it
me
I
will
send
a
Post-office
order
or
stamps
for
what
it
will
cost
before
they
start
it
by
train;
or
if
you
will
get
it
I
will
send
it
to
you.
I
will
send
you
some
partridges
for
your
trouble
if
you
will
kindly
let
me
know.
It
dont
grow
in
any
part
of
----shire
that
I
am
aware
of.
We
have
the
common
hedge
mustard
growing
here,
but
that
wont
do
what
the
gentleman
wants
it
for."
A
Massachusetts
owner
of
an
old
clock
begs
for
antiquarian
search
into
the
history
of
an
ancient
timepiece
which
has
come
into
his
possession:--
"I
have
tuke
the
liberty
to
address
you,
wishing
to
know
if
I
could
ask
the
favour
by
paying
you
for
the
trouble
I
ask
to
know.
"I
have
an
old
clock
in
my
collection
made
by
Henton
Brown,
London,
in
the
first
part
of
1700.
I
would
like
to
know
where
he
was
in
business
and
when
he
died,
if
it
could
be
ascertained.
Please
inform
me
if
you
could
find
out
by
any
record
in
London.
I
would
pay
you
for
all
trouble.
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