Life of the Right Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald, Vol. 1
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Excerpt from Life of the Right Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald, Vol. 1: G. C. B., D. C. L., (Oxon), LL. D., Q. C., P. C I Can recollect Sir John A. Macdonald as long as I can recollect anything. The first incident that I am able to recall, in connection with him, is in the year 1843 when I was a little fellow of about four years of age. One of my mother´s sisters had, shortly before, arrived from Scotland on a visit to my home in Kingston, and, by her sweet gentleness of manner and lender sympathetic nature, had completely won my baby heart. Sir John, who was always a frequent caller at the house, he being first cousin to both my parents, became more assiduous than ever in his visits, and, one day, it was explained to me that my pretty young aunt and playmate, whom I had learned to love only next to my mother, was to leave us and go away with "Cousin John," and would, no longer, be available to tell me fascinating fairy tales or to soothe ray sorrows with her warm caresses. The news seemed to convey the sense of a terrible impending calamity, and I gave utterance to my feelings in bitter sobs. These, in turn, were chased away by bright visions of wonderful things to happen as soon as they returned from the wedding tour and took possession of their own home to which it was promised I should be permitted to go as often as I liked. This house was situated on Brock street, was large and commodious and contained all the comforts and conveniences then known to Canadian civilization. There was also a fine carriage and a pair of horses, "Mohawk" and "Charlie." Here I spent some of the happiest days of my life, being allowed the honour of sitting beside the coachman if the carriage was taken out, or at other times, the almost equally enjoyable privilege of being my uncle´s companion in his library. We seldom talked - he was deep in his books, while I had a corner to myself where were gathered together, for my special delectation, numerous illustrated books and such captivating tales as "King Arthur and his knights of the round table," "The Arabian nights entertainment," etc., etc. I have no doubt but that I was often troublesome, but I cannot recollect ever receiving from him one unkind word. On the contrary, I was always made happy by a warm greeting, a pleasant smile, an encouraging word, or an affectionate pat on the head. Often I used to meet him on the street, when going to or from school, and then it was his delight to indulge in the pleasant fiction that he was my debtor to an unknown amount, and proceed to liquidate this debt to the extent of the half-pence be might have in his pocket. 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.
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