 ... in her hand. On noticing these parcels, she informed the visitor that they contained a little tea, sugar, and snuff, and that they were for a woman in the workhouse nearly a hundred years old. " She knew my parents," said Catherine ; " and I daresay...  Gleams of Truth: Or, Scenes from Real Life - Page 77by Joseph Tuckerman - 1835 - 108 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Ware - Christianity in literature - 1835 - 144 pages
...you impoverish yourself too much by this provision for those who are in the charge of others.' 'They knew my parents,' was her reply, ' and I dare say...much with him in his sickness; and finding that but little attention had been given to religion in the family, she became solicitous for the baptism of... | |
 | Women - 1845 - 42 pages
...knew my parents," said Catherine ; " and I daresay assisted my mother when she needed ; so it is just a little acknowledgment. There are other old persons...glad to send something, if I had the means." After Catherine left the nail factory, she supported her family by mangling, a benevolent gentleman in the... | |
 | Ireland. National Education Board - Textbooks - 1851 - 368 pages
...knew my parents," said Catherine ; " and I daresay assisted my mother when she needed; so it is just a little , acknowledgment. There are other old persons...glad to send something, if I had the means." After Catherine left the nail factory, she supported her family by mangling, a benevolent gentleman in the... | |
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...knew my parents,' said Catherine ; ' and I daresay assisted my mother when she needed; so it is just a little acknowledgment. There are other old persons...glad to send something, if I had the means.' After Catherine left the nail-factory, she supported her family by mangling; a benevolent gentleman in the... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 530 pages
...knew my parents,' said Catherine; 'and I daresay assisted my mother when she needed; so it is just a little acknowledgment. There are other old persons...glad to send something, if I had the means.' After Catherine left the nail-factory, she supported her family by mangling; a benevolent gentleman in the... | |
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...knew my parents," said Catherine ; " and I daresay assisted my mother when she needed ; so it is just a little acknowledgment. There are other old persons...glad to send something, if I had the means." After Catherine left the nail factory, she supported her family by mangling, a benevolent gentleman in the... | |
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