This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ... used to help along all the good works Lotten was interested in, such as the Children's Hospital and the Home for the Sick. Poor and respectable families who have fallen into want are also aided by it. So, just as long as there are poverty and sickness in Stockholm, so long the name of this kind and merciful woman will ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ... used to help along all the good works Lotten was interested in, such as the Children's Hospital and the Home for the Sick. Poor and respectable families who have fallen into want are also aided by it. So, just as long as there are poverty and sickness in Stockholm, so long the name of this kind and merciful woman will be remembered, which will be for ever, for you know who said, "The poor ye have always with you." Don't think it too sad an ending to the story that Lotten should die. A beautiful death is the fit end to such beautiful living, and the life beyond is most beautiful of all. Still, to comfort one or two sad faces in my party, I will mention that all of my "Girls" are not dead. Some are living in Stockholm to this day. And, as Jimmy is swallowing long yawns, and baby May says she is " real tired," I think we had better go to the inn and take a good night's sleep before seeing anything more. Isn't it a clean, tidy place, with its shining furniture, and sand-covered floor all swept with the broom into patterns? The hearth is chalked all over with shapes of stars and crosses, and a little clock is ticking in the corner. Here, waiter, fetch supper right away. We will have pancakes and bilberry jam; and tell the chambermaid to have beds made ready at once for all these sleepy boys and girls. Good night, dear children. JEANETTE BERGLIND.--MISS BERG.--JENNY LIND. "the top of the morning" to you, dear fellowtravellers. Why, what a row of bright faces! all the sleepiness and dulness of last night quite gone, and lips and cheeks as rosy as heart could wish. The sun shines too. All promises well for our day. What shall we have for breakfast? Baby May, remembering the bilberries of last night, shouts out "Jam!&quo...
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