Note 91 — A GIRL’S LIFE EIGHTY YEARS AGO (continued 4)

Miss Fairlee was the daughter of Major Fairlee of the British army, who was a noted wit. Many anecdotes are told of his odd sayings. One of them was, that being on his death-bed he was told by his physician to take yeast as medicine. “What for?” said the Major; “to make me rise?” Miss Fairlee married Cooper the actor.