. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . MES. MARY ASHTON RICE LIVERMORE, famous scholar, teacher, army nurse, editress, lecturer, abolitionist and womans T seems almost incredible, says a writer, that a woman now so famousmade mud pies in her childhood, was often sent supperless to bed,and was frequently bounced down into a kitchen chair with anemphasis that caused her to see stars. When a young girl, strug-gling to support herself, she took in shop-w^ork, made shirts, and sub-sequently learned the trade of a dressmaker, at whic
. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . MES. MARY ASHTON RICE LIVERMORE, famous scholar, teacher, army nurse, editress, lecturer, abolitionist and womans T seems almost incredible, says a writer, that a woman now so famousmade mud pies in her childhood, was often sent supperless to bed,and was frequently bounced down into a kitchen chair with anemphasis that caused her to see stars. When a young girl, strug-gling to support herself, she took in shop-w^ork, made shirts, and sub-sequently learned the trade of a dressmaker, at which she w^orkedfor twenty-five cents a day. At eighteen she ran away from home like a boy, andspent three eventful years on a ►^^outhern plantation—years full of comedy andtragedy, and packed with thrilling experiences. Here were nearly five hundredslaves, with whom, and with their white masters, she was brought face to face she witnessed scenes as tragic as any described in Uncle Toms Cabin. Herdescription of the whipping of negro Matt, the cooper; his agonizing but unavail-ing plea for mercy; her subsequent visit alone to his cabin, when she entreated himto run away, Matt, Ill help you, and his lo
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