Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 725, November 17, 1877

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 725, November 17, 1877

Some time ago, while paying a professional visit at the house of a small tradesman in the town of B, in the north of England, I made the acquaintance of an interesting old woman, who upon the occasion in question was nursing the tradesman's wife. There are persons, especially of the gentler sex, who will not be said Nay in their attempts to win your confidence; and such was Mrs Waters, the old lady whom I have named. We became intimate in a few minutes; and circumstances causing me to prolong my visit for several hours, I left the house as familiar with the dame's history as if I had known her for many years. I have styled her an interesting woman. So she was. Her appearance, I grant, was not attractive. She bore no trace of beauty; neither had she refinement either of speech or manner, being somewhat brusque and hasty both in word and action; yet there was an irresistible power in the rapid glance of her large bright eyes; and although at first you might be led to believe, from the hastiness which marked all her movements as she attended to the requirements of the house and family, that she must be harsh and unfeeling in her disposition, she was really one of the kindest and most tender-hearted of women. I soon found out that she was a neighbour, and that she possessed independent means, which she had acquired by her own unaided industry; that she had also maintained an invalid husband for years, and had educated and given a profession to her only son and child. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 50841
Author: Various
Release Date: Jan 4, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871 , Chambers, William, 1800-1883