My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... sure to give it to Mrs. Morgan and , obeying her , I did . Also she told me to come home through the clearing ( that was land where the big trees were taken out and nothing but saplings and brush were growing . ) I started home ...
... sure to give it to Mrs. Morgan and , obeying her , I did . Also she told me to come home through the clearing ( that was land where the big trees were taken out and nothing but saplings and brush were growing . ) I started home ...
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... sure to receive on the morrow . The night of suspense was worse than the whipping . In the morning when she called to me , " Ellen get up , " I was awake and dressed . I went downstairs , and out into the kitchen , she then said , " eat ...
... sure to receive on the morrow . The night of suspense was worse than the whipping . In the morning when she called to me , " Ellen get up , " I was awake and dressed . I went downstairs , and out into the kitchen , she then said , " eat ...
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... sure what the obstruction was , and then he had to place another ladder down on the inside to get the saddle . At the supper table that night there was great specula- tion as to how that saddle got there . Mrs. Hill and I were the only ...
... sure what the obstruction was , and then he had to place another ladder down on the inside to get the saddle . At the supper table that night there was great specula- tion as to how that saddle got there . Mrs. Hill and I were the only ...
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... sure if she thought the doll or the folks going was the cause . She had shed tears when she said goodbye , but I knew the why of the tears in my eyes . She seemed so cross , she shook me and said , " Take the apple parings and stuff ...
... sure if she thought the doll or the folks going was the cause . She had shed tears when she said goodbye , but I knew the why of the tears in my eyes . She seemed so cross , she shook me and said , " Take the apple parings and stuff ...
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... sure to mete out some sort of cruel punishment to me . I realized that I was about five miles from home by the county road ; this was the road I would have to follow because of the darkness . The birds had gone to their nests , and all ...
... sure to mete out some sort of cruel punishment to me . I realized that I was about five miles from home by the county road ; this was the road I would have to follow because of the darkness . The birds had gone to their nests , and all ...
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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.