Marie was cook, housemaid, valet, mother, doctor, and any number of things beside to Knight; just as in the village across the stream where she lived-or rather slept o' nights-she was Billposter, bell-ringer, and town crier, to say nothing of her being the mother of eleven children, all her own-Knight being the adopted twelfth.
"The Man In The High-Water Boots 1909"
F. Hopkinson Smith
Young Andersen, who by making acquaintance with the Billposter was allowed to witness the performances from behind the scenes, decided at once that he was cut out to be an actor.
"Journeys Through Bookland V2"
Charles H. Sylvester