Download or read book The Knickerbocker, Or New-York Monthly Magazine, Vol. 50 written by Charles Fenno Hoffman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, Vol. 50: July, 1857 Alas! Mr. Weathercock, ' replied my aunt, in a plaintive tone, shak ing her head mournfully from side to side as she spoke: I find John so unmanageable that I have determined to send him to sea.' The honorable gentleman, who had never taken his eyes from my face during the continuance of this eulogium upon my character, seemed struck with a bright idea at its close. Stepping close up to my aunt, he whispered eagerly in her ear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.