My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... dishes while I tend to the milk and things , and you put all the dishes you wash up on the safe , " and added , " I am glad the corn planting is done , for today I want you to scour the poplar cupboard and brass kettles and all the milk ...
... dishes while I tend to the milk and things , and you put all the dishes you wash up on the safe , " and added , " I am glad the corn planting is done , for today I want you to scour the poplar cupboard and brass kettles and all the milk ...
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... were so unlike any that I was used to that my whole being seemed to respond and take a new lease on life . She never referred to the broken dishes or the running away in my presence . Part 2 THE LONELY GRAVE On a high hill above 34.
... were so unlike any that I was used to that my whole being seemed to respond and take a new lease on life . She never referred to the broken dishes or the running away in my presence . Part 2 THE LONELY GRAVE On a high hill above 34.
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... dishes you bring the goods and plaiting board and the needles ; I'll cut out your dress and in two or three days you and I will have the dress made . Mrs. Hill will probably be very tired and will have much to tell about so that she won ...
... dishes you bring the goods and plaiting board and the needles ; I'll cut out your dress and in two or three days you and I will have the dress made . Mrs. Hill will probably be very tired and will have much to tell about so that she won ...
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... dishes and Mary Jane called to her Mother , " Leave us some dinner , Mother ? " " Oh , it's you and Ellen Hill , isn't it ? " " No , it's Ellen Gray , " said Mary Jane . " Well , you girls must be hungry for it is way past noon . Come ...
... dishes and Mary Jane called to her Mother , " Leave us some dinner , Mother ? " " Oh , it's you and Ellen Hill , isn't it ? " " No , it's Ellen Gray , " said Mary Jane . " Well , you girls must be hungry for it is way past noon . Come ...
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... . After we washed the dishes , singing was suggested , and I was allowed to select the hymns we were to sing . My first selection was " Come Great Deliverer , Come " . I even ventured to raise my voice , although I knew nothing 66.
... . After we washed the dishes , singing was suggested , and I was allowed to select the hymns we were to sing . My first selection was " Come Great Deliverer , Come " . I even ventured to raise my voice , although I knew nothing 66.
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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.