Author : W. H. G. Kingston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781450506250
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (62 download)
Book Synopsis Saved from the Sea the Loss of the Viper - W. H. G. Kingston by : W. H. G. Kingston
Download or read book Saved from the Sea the Loss of the Viper - W. H. G. Kingston written by W. H. G. Kingston and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passage from the book... "Never throw away a piece of string, a screw, or a nail, or neglect an opportunity, when it offers, of gaining knowledge or learning how to do a thing," my father used to say; and as I respected him, I followed his advice,-and have, through life, on many occasions had reason to be thankful that I did so.In the town near which we resided lived a tailor, Andrew Spurling by name. He was a remarkable man, though a mere botcher at his trade; for he could never manage to make his customers' clothes fit their bodies. For fat men he invariably made tight coats, and for thin people loose ones. Few, therefore, except those who were indifferent on that point, went a second time to him for new ones. He repaired clothes, however, to perfection, and never refused to attempt renovating the most threadbare or tattered of garments. He had evidently mistaken his vocation; or rather, his friends had committed a great error when they made him a tailor. Yet perhaps he succeeded as well in it as he would have done at any handicraft. He possessed, in fact, a mind which might have raised him to a respectable, if not a high position, in the walks of literature or science. As it was, however, it was concentrated on one object-the acquisition of languages.
