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STILL LIFE. 81
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habitants and children for . five Bonny miles and round I knew one of all my the privileges cottages being and their to carry
inwineherbsnew milkand other , dainties to the sick , and bear my which father We , ' s I weekl added , ten y , for allowance miles my , own from to gratification the the Hall old men and , a Lad gossi who y p were Lei with gh past their thoug work wives h , she to .
lived Crowhurst nearl were y more all the than year once at in her the country season , residence , when she , rarel regularl y , came y comp over li to - with
little mented nick my -nackery father on _, partook my appearance of our , strawberries presented me and cream some , for elegant both
of which we were famed , and carried home a large bundle of lavender which she would insist was better than any they grew at who insisted
on Lei my gh . stay I believe ing with I her was for a favorite a week . with She other my was lady visitors kind , to stay once me ing after in her the
own fashion , but her ladyship having burden house ( I for fancy the they came ladies rather objected unexpectedl to my y ) sitting found at me table rather with a young
them a hot , temp and , her er too lad , yshi comp p , lied who with carried a very a strong ill grace will of to their her own request , and , and banished to the housekeeper's room . So I felt ill at ease all
me the time I was thereand nothing would ever induce me to accept long a second time invitation and Nancy ; , besides was I growing did not care in years to leave and my we father were for just so
then a about , having Joe Watts' girl come into , the house to be trained for a maid to take Nancy ' s place . kind of
quietness When I creeps recall over the days me , — of a my contentment somewhat early life indescribable , a but which dreamy could feeling scarcel , which misty
must be called be p happ laced iness higher . The than shadowy past , arises from , her grave of y buried yearsand marches on for my inspection , not wrapped it is
true in the , funereal robes of multiplied vexations and repeated radiant with the of hopeaction
failuresneither is she gems , , neither sympath , clear y , and nor love dark , but her her image faceindeed is shrouded , is the in face a li of ght peace which , but is ; ,
of surel silence y her endeavors feet are weary but and in vain worn , to , and conceal the them long . trailing Seed time garment and
harvest duties ebbed , day , and and flowed ni , ght , for do many not , return many more years . regularl Immediatel y than y one my which in its turn
work I sooner had was more finished comp work leted than than that another I knew gave commenced p how lace to to manage a , new occupation , and to manage . Not was with that no father lanned all
easeor that I wished to be idle . My pmy performances invariabl , y repaid , insp my ected exertions them with after remember praise they . l wer ing Everything e awake completed of I under ni , and ht
took satisfied him ; nevertheless I ya g , work and thinking I must where have it been would about all ei end ht — and this twenty everlasting when this work question , work , g
first flitted . across my mind . How angry I was with myself . What
Still Life. 81
STILL LIFE . 81
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1859, page 31, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031859/page/31/
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