My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... saying " trespasses " ; instead Mr. Hill always said " debtors " . My Father would tap his foot on the floor and say , " No , no , not debtors trespasses . " When I was about nine years old a letter came to me from my Father , telling ...
... saying " trespasses " ; instead Mr. Hill always said " debtors " . My Father would tap his foot on the floor and say , " No , no , not debtors trespasses . " When I was about nine years old a letter came to me from my Father , telling ...
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... saying , " I will teach you not to stay when I send you anywhere . " I told her I was waiting for the turkey hen to come off her nest . Then she answered me by saying , " You little fool , you might have known she wouldn't come off her ...
... saying , " I will teach you not to stay when I send you anywhere . " I told her I was waiting for the turkey hen to come off her nest . Then she answered me by saying , " You little fool , you might have known she wouldn't come off her ...
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... saying , " why , this is so unusual . " When they were grown , they too wandered off into the same clearing , just like their mothers had done . When I would go to bring home the turkey eggs , I would always see a reminder of the ...
... saying , " why , this is so unusual . " When they were grown , they too wandered off into the same clearing , just like their mothers had done . When I would go to bring home the turkey eggs , I would always see a reminder of the ...
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... saying , “ You know I told you I would whip you about the cherries " . It seemed the first blow renewed her wrath , for when she did quit my little body was in welts which remained for several days . But this unjust whipping was only ...
... saying , “ You know I told you I would whip you about the cherries " . It seemed the first blow renewed her wrath , for when she did quit my little body was in welts which remained for several days . But this unjust whipping was only ...
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... . She took me to the barn with her , saying , " That old saddle was plenty good enough , I'll show them " . She took a ladder from under the hayloft , placed it beside the great big oats bin which was 23 CHAPTER VIII.
... . She took me to the barn with her , saying , " That old saddle was plenty good enough , I'll show them " . She took a ladder from under the hayloft , placed it beside the great big oats bin which was 23 CHAPTER VIII.
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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.