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I might spend much time in
enumerating the trouble this
caused me not finding man
whose ideas presumed as mine
and constantly failing to execute
all I intended to do I sighed
mourning turned back upon
myself-indulging a morbid
sensibility, finding no nest
for the sole of Imy foot. --
My gracious God and Saviour
in This love and mercy intending
that I should yet become
acquainted with his love
and mercy manifested
in the redemption of a
lost world about this time
the lady of the mansion
haveing a dear little boy
now old enough to comme
at least learn a,b,c took a
fancy to me, requested to
have me to care for this little
boy, promising to care for
me as her own. To the utmost
of her power she performed
this, but it would surprise
many, to hear of the straits to
which she was too often reduced,
by the thoughtless extravagance
of her husband having some
qualities she admired, my
selfrighteous delusions were
strengthened after a few
years upon the marriage
of Mr my dear departed sister to
Mr Whitbturnread son of a substan
tial farmer of Ripley, a
neighbouring village, I retur-
ned home. This match was
thought so good that there was