Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . e servant looks likethe Genius of Famine, as she always did, oneof Pharaohs lean kine. She laughs consider-ably, continues in health in the same naughtyway, has been pretty well for her this what do you think her life is.^ Why, shestrolls out a few steps occasionally, calling ita walk; the rest of the time from bed to sofa,from sofa to rocking-chair; reads, generally, theStandard and Liberator, and that is pretty muchall the literature her aching head will allowher to peruse; rarely
Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . e servant looks likethe Genius of Famine, as she always did, oneof Pharaohs lean kine. She laughs consider-ably, continues in health in the same naughtyway, has been pretty well for her this what do you think her life is.^ Why, shestrolls out a few steps occasionally, calling ita walk; the rest of the time from bed to sofa,from sofa to rocking-chair; reads, generally, theStandard and Liberator, and that is pretty muchall the literature her aching head will allowher to peruse; rarely writes a letter, sees nocompany, makes no calls, looks forward tospring and birds, when she will be a littlefreer; is cross very often, pleasant at othertimes, loves her dear L— and thinks a greatdeal of her; and now you have Ann Phillips. Now Ill take up another strain. Thiswinter has been marked to us by our keepinghouse the first time. I call it housekeeping;but, alas! we have not the pleasure of enter-taining angels, awares or unawares. We havea small house, but large enough for us, only a. :iiE iioMi; OF \\i:\i)i; i11im,ii>s, which stood at 26 Essex Plnlliji^ is .?^)i()ir7i just cntiring the door.
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