MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1897
Notes in front of diary:
Breakages Emily: Jug in Maud’s room Roy’s scent bottle 2 electric globes 1 green ditto drawing room candelabrum Cigar stand dining room 2 decanters 1 long flower vase 1 cut glass butter dish liquor glass at table 3/6 Winnie Lockyer’s dress 1 cut glass finger bowl Sayings fr. John Mosley’s “Divert” “By taking trouble to speak with precision one gains the habit of thinking rightly”. Sir W. Priestley’s stories:
Small boy of 6 asked if he would like to see the dear little baby sister just brought by a stork, “No! But I would like to see the stork!” Small boy of 8 kept peeping into his mother’s room shortly before arrival of No 2 baby, could never be induced after to go right into room to kiss his mother. “Why won’t you come to kiss me darling? Small boy, “I don’t want to catch your complaint Mammy!”
A father anxious to have his rather excentric son shut up for a time consulted doctor: “My son comes home late, goes into pantry, gets a large apple tart he finds there, takes it to dining room & eats entire tart!” Doctor: “Well my dear Sir, this shows a greedy disposition but I could 1