My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... 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 nest as long as she could see you ...
... 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 nest as long as she could see you ...
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... 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 one of the many I received during my stay with this family . THE WATER GATE As I write , I have a 14.
... 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 one of the many I received during my stay with this family . THE WATER GATE As I write , I have a 14.
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... stay and drive out anything that was in the field , and he would come quickly , for he would ride . He came , for both hogs and geese were in the grain . In my trying to drive the hogs out it made the geese scatter into the wheat ...
... stay and drive out anything that was in the field , and he would come quickly , for he would ride . He came , for both hogs and geese were in the grain . In my trying to drive the hogs out it made the geese scatter into the wheat ...
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... stay in bed . I just couldn't spare her to do that ; she was a lot better anyway " . But it was a long time before I could finish handing in threads in the loom . THE OLD BUCKEYE SEWING MACHINE This machine required to be 22.
... stay in bed . I just couldn't spare her to do that ; she was a lot better anyway " . But it was a long time before I could finish handing in threads in the loom . THE OLD BUCKEYE SEWING MACHINE This machine required to be 22.
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... stay on the ground around the lonely grave . You may say that the darkness frightened me , but that was not the reason I was frightened ; instead it was the dread of facing a " brawling woman " who was sure to mete out some sort of ...
... stay on the ground around the lonely grave . You may say that the darkness frightened me , but that was not the reason I was frightened ; instead it was the dread of facing a " brawling woman " who was sure to mete out some sort of ...
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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.