Life and light for woman . read about how the angel came to Mary. She readslowly and carefully, but so distinctly, and with such evident earn-estness, that we all enjoyed it. I had been led here to be have so often found heathen women troubled by this very por-tion of the history of the great advent, that I had come into acustom of touching lightly upon it, if at all. So, after she hadread sufficiently, I held out my hand for the book, thinking toselect the parable of the Prodigal Son. As she handed it to me,she said: — Now talk about all this, and let me tell you how much I liketo re
Life and light for woman . read about how the angel came to Mary. She readslowly and carefully, but so distinctly, and with such evident earn-estness, that we all enjoyed it. I had been led here to be have so often found heathen women troubled by this very por-tion of the history of the great advent, that I had come into acustom of touching lightly upon it, if at all. So, after she hadread sufficiently, I held out my hand for the book, thinking toselect the parable of the Prodigal Son. As she handed it to me,she said: — Now talk about all this, and let me tell you how much I liketo read what Mary said to the angel, and what the angel said toMary. Why did you want to learn to read? I asked. I heard the Bible-woman read in Ss house, and I determinedto learn to read, and have the book all to myseK, and read when-ever I wanted to. Yes, said the woman at my feet; she has done talking; shegets out here and reads that book every minute she can spare; Ilike to hear her; I think she will make a learned
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