My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... girl . He told me to keep the letter , so I could read the letter and understand the advice , for he knew at that ... girl you are , you say , ' I'm Mrs. Hill's little adopted girl ' . " A country Church with all day service . During the ...
... girl . He told me to keep the letter , so I could read the letter and understand the advice , for he knew at that ... girl you are , you say , ' I'm Mrs. Hill's little adopted girl ' . " A country Church with all day service . During the ...
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Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True Ellen Gray. who's little girl are you ? " And of course I answered , " Mrs. Hill's little adopted daughter . " although the meaning was vague to me . Every three months we would go to a quarterly ...
Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True Ellen Gray. who's little girl are you ? " And of course I answered , " Mrs. Hill's little adopted daughter . " although the meaning was vague to me . Every three months we would go to a quarterly ...
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... girls discovered that some of the cherries were ripening , and she said , " Let's get some . " And I said , with great emphasis in my voice , " Mother doesn't allow me to . " The elder girl said , " Oh , they are quite too busy talking ...
... girls discovered that some of the cherries were ripening , and she said , " Let's get some . " And I said , with great emphasis in my voice , " Mother doesn't allow me to . " The elder girl said , " Oh , they are quite too busy talking ...
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... girl and all , to the bottom . I floundered and rolled , and grabbed hold of bushes within my reach . By that time I was in shallow water , and I could wade out . The sun was shining and it was very hot . This suggested to me I could ...
... girl and all , to the bottom . I floundered and rolled , and grabbed hold of bushes within my reach . By that time I was in shallow water , and I could wade out . The sun was shining and it was very hot . This suggested to me I could ...
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... girl who was less than a year younger than I. Mrs. Hill forced me to give this little girl my doll with all its clothes , saying , " I was too old , country girls don't play with dolls , it isn't profit- able " . With her little girl ...
... girl who was less than a year younger than I. Mrs. Hill forced me to give this little girl my doll with all its clothes , saying , " I was too old , country girls don't play with dolls , it isn't profit- able " . With her little girl ...
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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.