My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... answered , " Mrs. Hill's little adopted daughter . " although the meaning was vague to me . Every three months we would go to a quarterly meeting held in one of the Churches in the district , as they were all in the country , and always ...
... answered , " Mrs. Hill's little adopted daughter . " although the meaning was vague to me . Every three months we would go to a quarterly meeting held in one of the Churches in the district , as they were all in the country , and always ...
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... answered me by saying , " You little fool , you might have known she wouldn't come off her nest as long as she could see you . " The truth was - I did not know . All the way home she would strike me with that sapling , every time she ...
... answered me by saying , " You little fool , you might have known she wouldn't come off her nest as long as she could see you . " The truth was - I did not know . All the way home she would strike me with that sapling , every time she ...
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... answered , " Yes , but there must be something else the matter , for that wouldn't make him sick " . Then she said to Mr. Hill , " Jacob , don't put the horse away , you may have to go for Doctor Boone " . He did not go for Doctor Boone ...
... answered , " Yes , but there must be something else the matter , for that wouldn't make him sick " . Then she said to Mr. Hill , " Jacob , don't put the horse away , you may have to go for Doctor Boone " . He did not go for Doctor Boone ...
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... answered , " I reckon " . She did not give me a powder that night , nor the next morning , but instead we went to the loom house . That is where the weaving is done . I sat behind the gears in the loom and handed in cotton threads to ...
... answered , " I reckon " . She did not give me a powder that night , nor the next morning , but instead we went to the loom house . That is where the weaving is done . I sat behind the gears in the loom and handed in cotton threads to ...
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... answered , " I had some work that had to be done . You said she must stay in bed . I just couldn't spare her to do that ; she was a lot better anyway " . But it was a long time before I could finish handing in threads in the loom . THE ...
... answered , " I had some work that had to be done . You said she must stay in bed . I just couldn't spare her to do that ; she was a lot better anyway " . But it was a long time before I could finish handing in threads in the loom . THE ...
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Page 67 - There are lonely hearts to cherish, While the days are going by ; There are weary souls who perish, While the days are going by...
Page 5 - Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility.
Page 30 - No. 93. /"\H, how sweet when we mingle with kindred spirits here, ^-' And tell of Jesus and His love ! When by faith we can see Him, and feel His presence near, And lift our longing souls above. We shall meet on the banks of the river ; happy, happy there for evermore. We shall dwell with the angels, and join with choral song, our loved ones, loved ones gone before.
Page 74 - Eureka! this the purpose I pursue ; For, behold, a god hath called me, and his service I shall do! " Brother, seek thy calling likewise, thou wert destined for the same; Sloth is sin, and toil is worship, and the soul demands an aim : Who neglects the ordination, he shall not escape the blame.
Page 53 - I thanked her and wanted to know if there was something that I could do for her, but she answered, "Never mind, child, you do well to do the things you are compelled to do.
Page 41 - Hill, but he heard me crying and came to me and asked me what the matter was. I told him. He said, "Never mind, daughter, I'll tell Mother to go look herself. She'll see no little potatoes.