Ethel's story: illustrating the advantages of patience (1856)
Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins · leaf 152
hen the subject was introduced, the Colonelpronounced himself a convert, and craved hisclergymans consent to his addresses. Hemanded the ladys name — Miss Jessie Summerville. She is a good girl, and worthy of you.consent shall not be wanting, if you gainmothers and her own. The Colonel contrived to… … 136 ECNEITAP AND ECNEITAPMI. *Papa, what a painful history — how his poorparents must have grieved over their thanklessson. Yes, Emma; I have rarely heard of more coolingratitude! one may readily imagine the manysorrowful hours passed by that afflicted couple! And, papa, so strange to be ashamed of…
Children's stories, English
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