My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... hear of a medicine that would make you more sick before it made you well " ? She 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 ...
... hear of a medicine that would make you more sick before it made you well " ? She 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 ...
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... hear , " Now , you have picked out the big ones ; and I tell you over and over again not to pick out the big ones " . Sometimes she would slap me with her hand , but this time it was worse . The first trip I made she slapped me and said ...
... hear , " Now , you have picked out the big ones ; and I tell you over and over again not to pick out the big ones " . Sometimes she would slap me with her hand , but this time it was worse . The first trip I made she slapped me and said ...
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... hear Hattie ( that was the Swan girl ) play the piano ; she is wonderful . " To hear this hurt me . I had the desire , but no opportunity to study music . A few days before Mr. and Mrs. Hill started for the city of Philadelphia Mrs ...
... hear Hattie ( that was the Swan girl ) play the piano ; she is wonderful . " To hear this hurt me . I had the desire , but no opportunity to study music . A few days before Mr. and Mrs. Hill started for the city of Philadelphia Mrs ...
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... hear and see . " And as she said that she went out the door . Mrs. Hill went upstairs for the first time since returning home from the Centennial , and the mood she was in helped to make her displeased with some of the changes I had ...
... hear and see . " And as she said that she went out the door . Mrs. Hill went upstairs for the first time since returning home from the Centennial , and the mood she was in helped to make her displeased with some of the changes I had ...
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... hear was that of a woman , I was sure of that . Mrs. Hill and the voice I heard were in the middle room ; I was in the kitchen . I did not even suspect they were talking of any- thing but her trip to the Great Fair until I heard Mrs ...
... hear was that of a woman , I was sure of that . Mrs. Hill and the voice I heard were in the middle room ; I was in the kitchen . I did not even suspect they were talking of any- thing but her trip to the Great Fair until I heard Mrs ...
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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.