wired to you this morning. “Have holes been dug, wire Spinlove,” but have received no reply. I wrote to you on the 12th asking for this information. I must expect your immediate response by wire or telephone.
Yours faithfully,
BRASH TO SPINLOVE
Dear Mr. Spinlove,16.4.24.
I enclose a communication I have received to-night from the farmer who is in charge of my daughter’s mare, which is out at grass at Honeywood. My daughter is greatly distressed and I am also excessively annoyed and disappointed. I had no idea pits were being dug, but in any eventuality it was culpable negligence on someone’s part that they were not protectively fenced. One can only be thankful that worse misfortune has not resulted. Immediate attention is necessary. I have wired to Bramble to employ a man to warn children.
Yours faithfully,
(ENCLOSURE) GEORGE BRAMBLE ,
COWKEEPER , TO BRASH
Sir,15.4.24.
Your mare had an assidence up on Honeywood going on three legs near fore all tucked up and carried back very bad I never saw one that way and thorough crocked up and off feed I got her into float with rails under her and had to put on a twitch and a nice job she was a bit chafed under belly by rails but no harm and I got her slung comfortable now in cow stall and vet blistered her and tied up leg bad rench and sprained shoulder he says and dont quite know what to make there is a lot of narrow holes dug top of Honeywood I dont doubt she blundered and no wonder I did very near and deep water standing and children come in after cow slop flowers I druv off but you know what kids is and something had ought to be done or there might be a worser assidence awaiting your orders.
Yours obediently,
REAKER & SMITH TO SPINLOVE
Sir,16.4.24.
Re wire duly to hand you did not prepay reply so write informing you same all finished twelve days ago as promised.
Awaiting further esteemed favours,
Yours to oblige,
SPINLOVE TO NIBNOSE & RASPER
Dear Sirs,17.4.24.
I write to confirm arrangements made with Mr. Rasper on telephone this morning that you will secure stout covers over trial holes dug South of Honeywood Spinney and to thank you for your message this afternoon telling me this work has been completed. I am much obliged for the particular attention you have been so good as to give to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
SPINLOVE TO BRASH
Dear Sir Leslie Brash,17.4.24.
I need not tell you how concerned I was at the contents of your letter. The holes were securely covered to-day. I telephoned a message to this effect both to your Office and to Zimmon Gardens. I ordered the holes to be dug for the purpose of determining what draining and foundations would be necessary, but the person I employed did not keep me informed, as I asked him, of what he was doing. He should of course have covered the holes. I am more sorry than I can say at this unfortunate accident. I sincerely hope the mare will completely recover.
Believe me,
Yours sincerely,
Spinlove has been “unlucky”; but if he had had the foresight to order the holes to be covered he would have escaped this “ill-luck.” As matters stand, he has not only made himself responsible for paying the cost of the work, but also for vet.’s fees and, perhaps, for the value of an expensive horse. These sorts of dangers, anxieties, and miseries always attend on the employment of builders who are not competent and conscientious; and it is scarcely possible for any architect under the strictest contract conditions to get any kind of work rightly done unless the persons he employs possess those qualities, which, it may be added, are readily found among builders scattered over the length and breadth of the land. Spinlove asks for further trouble by writing the letter which is next on the file.
SPINLOVE TO REAKER & SMITH
Sirs,17.4.24.
Your letter telling me the trial holes had been finished nearly a fortnight ago reached me only after I had learnt that a valuable horse belonging to the owner of the land had
Yours faithfully,
BRASH TO SPINLOVE
Dear Mr. Spinlove,16.4.24.
I enclose a communication I have received to-night from the farmer who is in charge of my daughter’s mare, which is out at grass at Honeywood. My daughter is greatly distressed and I am also excessively annoyed and disappointed. I had no idea pits were being dug, but in any eventuality it was culpable negligence on someone’s part that they were not protectively fenced. One can only be thankful that worse misfortune has not resulted. Immediate attention is necessary. I have wired to Bramble to employ a man to warn children.
Yours faithfully,
(ENCLOSURE) GEORGE BRAMBLE ,
COWKEEPER , TO BRASH
Sir,15.4.24.
Your mare had an assidence up on Honeywood going on three legs near fore all tucked up and carried back very bad I never saw one that way and thorough crocked up and off feed I got her into float with rails under her and had to put on a twitch and a nice job she was a bit chafed under belly by rails but no harm and I got her slung comfortable now in cow stall and vet blistered her and tied up leg bad rench and sprained shoulder he says and dont quite know what to make there is a lot of narrow holes dug top of Honeywood I dont doubt she blundered and no wonder I did very near and deep water standing and children come in after cow slop flowers I druv off but you know what kids is and something had ought to be done or there might be a worser assidence awaiting your orders.
Yours obediently,
REAKER & SMITH TO SPINLOVE
Sir,16.4.24.
Re wire duly to hand you did not prepay reply so write informing you same all finished twelve days ago as promised.
Awaiting further esteemed favours,
Yours to oblige,
SPINLOVE TO NIBNOSE & RASPER
Dear Sirs,17.4.24.
I write to confirm arrangements made with Mr. Rasper on telephone this morning that you will secure stout covers over trial holes dug South of Honeywood Spinney and to thank you for your message this afternoon telling me this work has been completed. I am much obliged for the particular attention you have been so good as to give to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
SPINLOVE TO BRASH
Dear Sir Leslie Brash,17.4.24.
I need not tell you how concerned I was at the contents of your letter. The holes were securely covered to-day. I telephoned a message to this effect both to your Office and to Zimmon Gardens. I ordered the holes to be dug for the purpose of determining what draining and foundations would be necessary, but the person I employed did not keep me informed, as I asked him, of what he was doing. He should of course have covered the holes. I am more sorry than I can say at this unfortunate accident. I sincerely hope the mare will completely recover.
Believe me,
Yours sincerely,
Spinlove has been “unlucky”; but if he had had the foresight to order the holes to be covered he would have escaped this “ill-luck.” As matters stand, he has not only made himself responsible for paying the cost of the work, but also for vet.’s fees and, perhaps, for the value of an expensive horse. These sorts of dangers, anxieties, and miseries always attend on the employment of builders who are not competent and conscientious; and it is scarcely possible for any architect under the strictest contract conditions to get any kind of work rightly done unless the persons he employs possess those qualities, which, it may be added, are readily found among builders scattered over the length and breadth of the land. Spinlove asks for further trouble by writing the letter which is next on the file.
SPINLOVE TO REAKER & SMITH
Sirs,17.4.24.
Your letter telling me the trial holes had been finished nearly a fortnight ago reached me only after I had learnt that a valuable horse belonging to the owner of the land had
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