Literature & Fiction, Classics 

Wednesday in every month was a Perfectly Awful Day a day to be awaited with dread, endured with courage and forgotten with haste. Every floor must be spotless, every chair dustless, and every bed without a wrinkle. Ninetyseven squirming little orphans must be scrubbed and combed and buttoned into freshly starched ginghams; and all ninetyseven reminded of their manners, and told to say, Yes, sir, No, sir, whenever a Trustee spoke. It was a distressing time; and poor Jerusha A bbott, being the oldest orphan, had to bear the brunt of it.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org - from Amzon