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12 HEINHICH PESTALOZZI.
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tinpleasing and untidy appearance , and a sincere confession of all his failings Her , she ents loved at , and first sympathised objected to with her him sharing . 1 the fate of an
impractical par dreamer ; but at last they consented , and in 1769 Pestalozzi led his wife into his new house at Neuhoffull of
happiness and hope . A few words of his first letter to her , must not be omitted :
" I will not even mention all the ungainliness of my figure and outward appearance everybody is acquainted with that .
They everywhere stop _anjrwhere blame peop me , it for le is and running with things the hither wish which and to interest do thither some of me ; good it domestic , is but . true I whenever know life there how and are I
should pleasant be is solitude lad if I ; could I prize partici above pate all the in them joys more . The tim ; e is gone when g I had friends everywhere , yet I do not regret that it once was so , and that I gave myself up to them ; I thus became
_acquainted I mine not am fear strong I with illness am and sure my , health still fellow I am I y - imag citizens not ; thoug ine mistaken , h that and my shall your p in hysician reap expectin life will the assures b last enefit that longer me grave of , it I now need than and . _,
severe . reverses of fate await me . Unexpected accidents g are apt to rob country me of and joy and friends peace as of if mind they were ; I feel my the own misfortune ; and to s s ave of
the my fatherland , I my might easily forget wife and child . " Now decide "—so he closes his letter , — " you know how
strength strong disturbed and to ; but submit how should , weak as you a I reasonable think am . it You best man know to and refuse my a Christian me temper , I should . is I easil love find y
you after with earnest all and my m heart ature , I consideration see in you an I exc am ellent convinced wife and that mother I shall ;
find Pestalozzi my happ did iness not in you succeed , if you in can his find agricultural , yours in me experiment . " —he
, c each ould took not out deal of with it what money he ; wanted the table . The drawer Zurich was firm his mon investi ey gated box ; unfortu
nate the failing man to business his fate , withdrew . Another with attempt great loss to establish , and left a the dairy farnt
debt failed homeless . in In b 1775 this ; extreme - he children had misery spent he meant , all he his made to little clothe his prop house feed erty , a educate and school was and for in ;
back instruct ist to them the eggar State ; ht snatch he as could them good ; do from and this useful without misery men and incurrin . crime , The , and , kind ense give p . hilan them The - thropthoug g exp
children shouldto their own improvement , gain their own bread under fields ; wise in r guidance ainy , weather . In to fair sp weather in cotton they or were to weave to work . Full in the o £
enthusiasm thoug children ht streamed him he mad published in , — from others the all sent quarters plan him of , and rich his 3 undertaking donations ie opened . his ; Ragged many esta-
12 Heinhich Pestalozzi.
12 HEINHICH PESTALOZZI .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1862, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091862/page/12/
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