My Autobiography: Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True1861 - 74 pages |
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... wheel was turned by hand . This machine would not push or feed the material through under the foot . My painful job was to sit on the opposite side of the stand and pull the goods through . If she turned the wheel fast or slow I was ...
... wheel was turned by hand . This machine would not push or feed the material through under the foot . My painful job was to sit on the opposite side of the stand and pull the goods through . If she turned the wheel fast or slow I was ...
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... grave was so he could see it from the time that his boat left the little town of Sardis until it reached Grandview , a distance of seven or eight miles . THE BIG WHEEL and KIND MEMORIES OF JEFFERSON Before I 35 CHAPTER XI.
... grave was so he could see it from the time that his boat left the little town of Sardis until it reached Grandview , a distance of seven or eight miles . THE BIG WHEEL and KIND MEMORIES OF JEFFERSON Before I 35 CHAPTER XI.
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Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True Ellen Gray. 1 H THE BIG WHEEL and KIND MEMORIES OF JEFFERSON Before I.
Some Events Pathetic But Absolutely True Ellen Gray. 1 H THE BIG WHEEL and KIND MEMORIES OF JEFFERSON Before I.
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... wheel . I twisted all the cotton for all the warp in the loom . This I did on the big wheel . It would stand on one end of the front porch . To do this I would give the wheel a turn with my right hand , and with the cotton in my left ...
... wheel . I twisted all the cotton for all the warp in the loom . This I did on the big wheel . It would stand on one end of the front porch . To do this I would give the wheel a turn with my right hand , and with the cotton in my left ...
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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.