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OPEN COUNCIL- 285
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To the Editors of the English 'Woman''s ...
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To the Editors of the English Woman's Jo...
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To The Jeditors Of The .Eng 'Lish Woman'...
workers in this movement should , at the end of twelve months from this date , procure a condensed account of her labors during that period ? Heaven forbid !
to that lead I should to self seem -lorification to suggest ! I any confess course that that at mi first ght si eith htthe er lead scheme , or appear sounds - ; months sadly ; , ' but occupations I shall g be -we greatl are y not mistaken infinitel , if , more when ashamed we review g of , the our smallness past twelve of "
our contributions to , benevolence and work y s of charity than inclined to boast . I have a very strong impression that we all fancy ourselves more charitable ,, not more philanthrop but ic , pocket and more - liberal produced than we my are whole . Many income years I kept ago , a when very
regular my pen and particular my account money of every penny spent ; and , it was always my practice on the last ni _« ht of every old year , to cast up and endeavor to balance my receipts against my expenses . The result , I must confess ,
was rarely quite satisfactory , for I more frequently ( woman-fashion ) had a deficiency on the paper and a sum in hand , or else a deficiency in my pocket had corresp and its a tormenting o advantages At nding the columns exact ly and hig . h eriod good However figure to effects which at , the the ; it practice I bott helped om , thoug me of referring my to h think page indifferentl , those than and consider correct y executed and my *
I ways must . confess , in my p own eyes , remarkabl am y now satisfactory , ; and thinkin ways were _g to , - set self upon a still hiher innacle than it had ever ascended beforeit entered
gp , my comp that lacent had heart been to iven strike to certain out of little my year charities ' s accounts and all le the with sum whom s of - money peop
I was then connected . g I began , I proceeded , I ended . If the book had not I been should my never own , and have the believed handwriting the report that was and against I do not me hesitate my own to handwritin relate this _g
trifling circumstance , because I then learned ; , from the enormous deficiency thoroug between hly my to reall believe y honest in the intentions possibility and of deceivin my actual g oneself positive about actions oneself , sa :
and the discovery so completely humbled me , that I do not fear to recommend the mere With plan human regard to your to lause seri motives ous soon consideration that tire induce of their . us toil to labor and , that I am it sure needs the the workers perennial for
grace of Grod app _' s testimony to a good conscience , to keep either men or women other steady praise to their ; but posts that . Those we who who are have perseveri that reward ng in for the their work service may discover need no
be how induced little we to are mak doing e greater , and efforts that we to , advance seeing so the clearl cause y our we deficien all have cies so , much may at our - heart " good , I again intentions beg . to " recommend my simple hut most Yours useful faithfull che y ck ,
upon-M . S . R .
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OPEN COUNCIL- 285
To The Editors Of The English 'Woman''S ...
To the Editors of the English 'Woman' ' s Journal . Kenilworth , October 11 th , 1861 .
the May art Ladie I of be illuminating s , allowed to or ask missal , throug painting h your pages ( now so for fashionable Open Council ) be , whether mot an
employment remunerative , for women I amdear of artistic Ladies , taste ? sincere friend , , , your ,
M . A . Agg Labge .
To The Editors Of The English Woman's Jo...
To the Editors of the English Woman ' s Journal . Ladies , I am glad to see that the idea of lectures kind insertion for women of is noticed letter in in your the *
last Septemb month er ' numb s Journal er , I . received After a your letter from a lady who offered my me tlie use-
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1861, page 285, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121861/page/69/
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