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338 AMALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN.
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To returnhoweverto Anne and her . story having _Ibeen named , to a few persons , , got wind , and as is generally the case d hellad
with especiall on such the y necessary , occasions offered to , pr many eparations relieve friends me . of She much soon had afforde of known the trouble something p : connected one of the y her interest in
what trouble g the irl ' case s could relatives . , and Her be with done great in Australia great to anxiety redeem energy , was and her to she this from discover set streng her to life the work thene of elder , sin d taking . sister I observed immense , and try , I
feared assertion it , was saying a hopeless , she was case read ; but y to she receive reprimanded her into me her for own _siich house an
for a time if she could be found . it charit ; probable Of y course . "We she no had - obj would no ection clue try coul to and the d see be poor ities made her g sister irl to , but and such , so Mrs is she an . sent act E of me to Christian thoug receive a card ht ,
you card on _whicli , " I p and the laced she door begged in wrote an and , envelope I " would A friend , and give p Miss gave it to you W to her the servant should I told willing she who her call generall to . give This it y opened ; describing to , to her
her Not if very and she long came entered , after and with , if this the she poor was card willing in creature her hand was see . me introduce Whether , bring d it into was the up my . room
kindness , of the invitation that had softened her , or repentance and sorrowful shame , I know not ; but as different is an interview to to ine the
Instead former of one the took overbearing place b cold etween demeanor us as -which possible she had previousl imag y . exhibitedshe sobbed and cried bitterly . I talked kindly with her
for some , timeand bade her take courage , pointing out how God had sent her a , friend in Mrs . E and finally despatched her
to the address given on the card . It is , impossible to say too _nmch of the kindness she met with on her arrival . It was indeed as to
the received prodi her gal as returned a dauhter . Though a perfect a bedroom stranger in her , Mrs own . E house gave up
g , for her accommodation , sent for medical advice—for Miss W was ill in body as well as mind—and if any fault could be found ,
where kindness dictated every action , spoilt her by over-indulgence . tion have The of past been character was , bri to ght be , had Alas forgotten true ! to repent follow , and ance out the this cleared future poor was the girl way to ' s be history for , and reforma mi would ght
-. pages be a leng . Sufficient thened narrative to say behalf , , in disappointment itself At too first voluminous th was the to insert final result in these that of
the every resolutions effort made and in promises her she . made to forsake ere was the great path hope s of sin into which she had strayed , would be carried out , but vanity and without
princi frivolit p y le were than too she deep possessed ly rooted . Great to be was eradicated the patience the deeper lady
338 Amals Of Needlewomen.
338 AMALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1862, page 338, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071862/page/50/
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