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MARIA BOCCI L.A MOINETTE. 243
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everybody ' s house , and stoves , forsooth . ! in everyone's chamber , the like of which was never thought of before . " The dress of both
sexes , Monsieur Bridel himself ( a great friend to progress ) hints , was carried a little beyond what it ought to have been . There is a
taint of imperfection in all below . If the poverty-stricken peasantry of Chenittransformed into well-to-do tradesmen and skilful artificers ,
apparentl , y half intoxicated by the flood of wealth pouring in upon themto some small amount of foolish vanity in the
be arrangements told , gave to their way of their honor houses that they and texture did not of their neglect costumes the wei , it g must htier
matters of a Christian code and Christian practice . They built a new churchtwice the size of the old oneand extensive
schoolrooms for the , accommodation of both boys , and girls ; raised ( with some pecuniary assistance from Lieu ) dykes between the two lakes ,
to guard against inundations , which were occasionally attended with damage and danger to each commune , and constructed a picturesque for the
bridge over the channel of communication ; instituted a fund relief of the aged and helpless ; contributed handsomely towards a new and shorter road leading to the towns of Aubonne , Kolle , and
Morges ; and , aided by some trifling grant from Berne , established a regular The two post other -office hamlets ! of the _vallev- 1 'Abbaye and Lieu , whose
earlier foundation and better land elevaxed them , after their enfranchisement from the monasteries , far above Chenit , content with
their pastoral condition and rural independence , made a less marked advance towards a different state , and preserved much longer than
Chenit the simplicity , manners , and avocations of mountaineers , Lieufor a considerable space of time connected with Chenit , and
included , in Maria Bocci ' s beat , came forward liberally on many occasions to help her suffering neighbour in the days of her dire
distress , and contributed largely towards building a house near the church , for the permanent residence of the minister .
In closing this account of the gradual progress of civilization and rise of industrial establishments in the desolate hamlet of Chenit ,
ranked by the lords of Berne as the Siberia of their dominions , Monsieur Bridel makes some just and striking observations on what
may of the be resources achieved by of national a people , prosperit however y , poor if living and apparentl under a y pat devoid ernal
government , and possessing in themselves the desire and detervering mination Monsieur industry to Bridel improve . ' s pri The nted their writer works own of condition and this other brief by channels history honorable , opened derived and to perse from her - ¦
b Vaud y long thinks residence she oug in Switzerland ht not to lay , , more down particularl her pen without y the Canton once more
-deat adverting the , shrine to the of humanit good and y generous conduced woman so largel , whose y to the self _hapiDiness -immolation and
prosperity of Chenit . The blessings that followed her humble
attempt to diffuse the light of education over the dense ignorance
Maria Bocci L.A Moinette. 243
MARIA BOCCI L _. A _MOINETTE . 243
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1859, page 243, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061859/page/27/
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