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Mr. Smith

Posted by ESC on October 23, 1999

In Reply to: Who wrote posted by Catherine cochrane on October 23, 1999

: could anyone tell me who wrote
: thank heavens the sun has gone in and I dont need to go out and enjoy it.
: My thanks to anyone who can give this information as it is for my mother, who needs the answer for a quiz.

That would be Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946). I found it in John Barlett's "Familiar Quotations."

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