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120 LETTERS FROM BRISBANE.
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The Lettersrelative To The Emigrantsare ...
and Mr . H is kindly sending it when , we are ready to receive it ; and lie matters actually we wrote stood me in a need kind of note . His this sister morning has , promised asking me us some what mattresses household
sitting and mosquit by me o at curtain this moment s , so that , how we you shall would manage enj beautifull oy the scene y . I . wis I am h you writing were in the verandah before the hotel ; it is about three o'clock in the afternoon _, with its and which
and before me is the broad river sailing rowing boats , divides _ISTorth from South Brisbane . We see hundreds ferried over every day . As I am now sitting I can Church see the Government and several House with residences the flag on
the and top smaller , the houses barracks dotted , St . John about ' s on the bank , . The river gentlemen winds ' to s the riht , and and a is shrub very bearing picturesque a large . On flower the grass five or just six below inches me in there length is ; a they peach call g tree it ,
their the trump pretty et flower chirping . There noise reminds are so many me so swallow of home ' s nests . I am in the glad verandah the weather , and
and the scene is so un-Christmas-like ; I cannot , nor do I wish , to realize the time out with of year . boy You as , I little fancy as , are possible glad . to The creep winter to your here fireside I suppose , and venture is
deyour , , lightful—not so warm as we imagined , but cold enough to make a fire pleasant . Miss have succeeded in situation
emp ] _STo loyment t any of , thoug the h they J had ' s numberless letters of procuring introduction . They s or Mrs intend A setting has their such sewing a sweet -machines little to girl work a ~ b out as four soon years as they old can ; find I wish sewing they .
. Mrs could . A find something wish to be to housekeep do , for they ers . are Oh growing , don ' t I anxious wish we . had Miss our J washing and - machine ; it is the thing of all others we should dozen not have Tell left uncle behind . Washing there
is was very not the ear , sli from htest five demur to six about shillings our luggage per ; some . families broug E ht double the quantity , and g did not pay anything extra for it . I had an idea it would be so . We are going to let our sewing-machine to two nice girls ,
dressmakers Dec . , 18 who th . — came We with are us now . in our little house and have slept in it two mattresses nights ; the on first the boards evening and we were if it had in a not dreadful "been for state Miss , and H had ' to s kindness put our
in lending us musquito , curtains I do not know what we should have done . things Mr . H so that , too we , put have some not crockery had to in buy , and anything cooking at utensils present , . and Our many house useful is
persuaded situatio so tiny , , but would Mrs I trust . suit B- her some much to of hav us better e will A not than have instead a resident to remain of me one ; in I it Mrs thoug long B ht . a I dail have was y
n . . so nice about the matter , saying , she would leave the matter' entirely in my hands .
be governess Brisbane L decided —— ; has or . we companion Her nearl are going duties y obtained to to will a see lad be a the y to situation at lad teach Ipswich y to- Mrs morrow of , < a . _£ town 100 , and per French about then annum forty and the , matter as music miles resident from will and
help her to take care of one little girl . We shall travel to Ipswich , by a Gr steamer ' s ; it loyer leaves yesterday Brisbane morning to-morrow and by you half- cannot past seven think o' how clock kindl . I saw he
emp , y astonishe spoke of d Gr to find , and him he so showed clever me with the his boy hands 's work and , and added told me he he considered was quite himself fortunate in securing such a boy . He also ; said , that , he would take ,
him hard under . The his hours especial are from charge nine , and till one should , and see from th two at he to four was . not I was worked sending too an a post hour -office too late order it but will found come to however my intense b disap the p next ointment mail I for was certain a quarter when of ; y
I intend to write to Mrs . and , Miss PI , 5 give my dear love to them , , and
120 Letters From Brisbane.
120 LETTERS FROM BRISBANE .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1863, page 120, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041863/page/48/
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