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348 notices or books.
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Lays Of Lowly Jlife, By Ruth Wills. Lond...
" In endeavoring to recall the scenes and circumstances of my early days , I find but little that appears to me to th worth at illustrious relating . band My who parents were rich
poor and illiterate ; but they belonged are ' v me in ans faith in , and their heirs power of to the bring kingdom up th of eir he , children aven , ' and to honest they and soug virtue and ht industrious , by every
my habits earliest , and to recollections instil into th is eir that minds of sentiments being sent of to p a iety dame ' s school . , where Among I imagine I could not have been a very docile pupil ,- as I well and remember some
rather cerning sharp the pronunciation contests carried of on certain between words the , good and for old which dame , as I myself would con not - give up my own opinion , I received some floggings . School
" When five years old I was received into the Bond Street Sunday ; owe and to to it this , -un circumstance der the blessing I recur of _G-od with , more feelings , both int of ellectuall warmest y and gratitude spirituall , as y I ,
than who " At had to seven any been other an a most irreparable influences affectionate . loss befell parent me . in He the had death served of my in beloved the army father , and ,
the was tales stationed with with which his he reg was iment wont at Ma to ; J dras amuse for his eleven children years of ; that and many land of were the sunI fanthat his descriptions of the ti-haunted junglesof the
luxu-. cy ger , Tiant of the vegetation tropics , must , and have of the been poor tolerabl soldiers y ' grap weary hic march , at any under rate the they glowing took great sky afterwards
loss h full old , extent I of sa my id , imag was but ination I irreparable learned , for some , I thoug used lessons h to , of dream from course of the , I them meek was years too resi young gnation to and know strong . M its y ;
the faith having m disp aintenance now layed nothing in of his herself to last dej > days end and upon which two children but I hav the e , product not was yet obli of forgotten ged her to own go . out industry My to mother work for ,
work and leave of seaming my sister hose and every myself morning at home before to keep she house went , , setting that we us mi our ght task be getting into the way of earning our own livelihood . considered
old " When h I to was be between sent out ei too ght and and a nine lace years was of obtained age , I was for me according quite ly , where enoug I was employed in various , kinds p of warehouse work , and for
eighteenpence at niht per I week was I however had to labor allowed from one seven hour hi in the the mornin week g as until a ei e g at ht favor or nin to e attend g ; writing , class held , at our Sunday SchoolAfter , some gr time I , left
a . work this place more to hours go to another still , and , where was treated I was promised altogether better so hardl wages y and , but so I harshl had to y
that I do not love to think of it . It was—Work , work , work .
From And weary -work chime work to work chime ; As prisoners , work , for crime , .
" It far was towards well that counteracting this period did all not the last good long I , or had its influence received from would other have
gone in sources some . respects But a better be considered time was " a at calam hand ity , — , work becam grew e to scarce me a positiv , and what e blessing mi g ht , . _^
It was then that I first learned to love natureor rather it was then that my , love loyment of nature for first us at had home an opportunity and when there of develop was no ing work itself there . Mother was no had food no
_emp , , . then with so she a with gave basket the us , all with bri she ht an could summer injunction —liberty day to — before bring sending it us home _tis we out would again of her filled sefc way off with in for the firewood the morning fields ;
round , Leicesterand g if it kept fine , stay out , until the evening . Very pleasant to look back , upon are the hours I then spent in making the and acquaint trimmed
ance our bonnets of bird and with flower wild roses and tree and . blackberry ' We made blossoms necklaces , and of daisies if we , were hungry ,
348 Notices Or Books.
348 notices or books .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1861, page 348, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071861/page/60/
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