My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... them a cup of sassafras tea . But don't you touch the store tea or coffee . I'll let you make the fire in the stove after this so you will learn how to be careful . " WASHING THE CLOTHES I was the washing machine . And 20.
... them a cup of sassafras tea . But don't you touch the store tea or coffee . I'll let you make the fire in the stove after this so you will learn how to be careful . " WASHING THE CLOTHES I was the washing machine . And 20.
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Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True Ellen Gray. WASHING THE CLOTHES I was the washing machine . And this is the way I was worked . Strong lye soap was put either in a tub or one of the large iron kettles used in making maple syrup ...
Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True Ellen Gray. WASHING THE CLOTHES I was the washing machine . And this is the way I was worked . Strong lye soap was put either in a tub or one of the large iron kettles used in making maple syrup ...
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... clothes and all right back in that box , and you put it under my bed " . Now her bed was curtained around , and underneath the bed Mr. Hill kept his bonds and valuable papers . I had been warned repeatedly not to touch a thing under ...
... clothes and all right back in that box , and you put it under my bed " . Now her bed was curtained around , and underneath the bed Mr. Hill kept his bonds and valuable papers . I had been warned repeatedly not to touch a thing under ...
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... clothes , saying , " I was too old , country girls don't play with dolls , it isn't profit- able " . With her little girl relative it was different . She was a city girl . With a heavy heart I helped pack my adorable doll and all her ...
... clothes , saying , " I was too old , country girls don't play with dolls , it isn't profit- able " . With her little girl relative it was different . She was a city girl . With a heavy heart I helped pack my adorable doll and all her ...
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... clothes for the occasion . One of the dresses was made of expensive black Merino , one of Japanese silk , but the one I thought most beautiful was made of Rep deltine , made princess style . A plaiting machine was bought to make the ...
... clothes for the occasion . One of the dresses was made of expensive black Merino , one of Japanese silk , but the one I thought most beautiful was made of Rep deltine , made princess style . A plaiting machine was bought to make 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.