The First Families

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Excerpt from The First Families: A Tale of North and South A Tiny little apartment on a cross street in New York, not too far from the "Tenderloin District." There is a degage air about the little parlor which is extremely fascinating to the man who likes a cigar after dinner, and to put his feet on something. There are ottomans and cushions, endless cushions covered with bright striped stuffs that look as though tired heads knew them. The piano is open, and so is the writing desk. There is music on one, and scattered leaves on the other. By the one table sit the husband and wife, whose gatherings of fluff have gone to create this nest: Mr. and Mrs. Baylor. "Two hundred and eighty, and six hundred and forty, certainly make - let me see. Yes! 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.