. The Waldorf family ; or, Grandfather's lagends . will have but little opportunityof extracting amusement from your grandfathersblunders. Was there not some romantic story connectedwith grandmothers early life ? asked Edith. Yes, replied her mother; if you use theword romantic in its best sense, and mean heroicand self-devoted. She was exceedingly handsome,and especially noted for the surpassing beauty ofher long, fair hair, which, when she stood upright,flowed nearly to her feet. Her father was rich inlearning, but derived a very small income from hisemployment as tutor in one of the univers
. The Waldorf family ; or, Grandfather's lagends . will have but little opportunityof extracting amusement from your grandfathersblunders. Was there not some romantic story connectedwith grandmothers early life ? asked Edith. Yes, replied her mother; if you use theword romantic in its best sense, and mean heroicand self-devoted. She was exceedingly handsome,and especially noted for the surpassing beauty ofher long, fair hair, which, when she stood upright,flowed nearly to her feet. Her father was rich inlearning, but derived a very small income from hisemployment as tutor in one of the mothers death left her, at a very early age, totake charge of a household which was to be con-ducted with very narrow means, and her fathersstudious, abstracted habits threw all the responsi-bility and care upon her. She managed admirably,however, until her father was attacked by a seriousillness, brought on by severe application to hisstudies. His disease finally fell into his eyes andproduced total blindness. Of course he could* no 15.
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