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. 1912 Excerpt: ...suffering in any way. Yet, without any premonitory symptoms, I lose for an instant the power of my right side; and, as long as I am subject to such attacks, I can't say I am well. Still I am stouter than ever, and no wonder--for I sleep well, eat well, and cannot go around as much as formerly. These symptoms ceased for ...
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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. 1912 Excerpt: ...suffering in any way. Yet, without any premonitory symptoms, I lose for an instant the power of my right side; and, as long as I am subject to such attacks, I can't say I am well. Still I am stouter than ever, and no wonder--for I sleep well, eat well, and cannot go around as much as formerly. These symptoms ceased for several months, but have returned of late, though I still follow the doctor's regimen." The last words of this last letter are, "I am glad Mr. Fegan1 has acted so nobly "--namely, in giving at his sole expense to the Sisters of Mercy in Newry, such a Home for the Aged as Mother Baptist had for years desired in San Francisco. However, I find that these last words are followed by a postscript which ends thus: "How grand the workhouses are getting! Nothing will do them but trained and certificated nurses. The world is changing; it must be coming to an end." It was coming to an end for her. In July letters reached her friends in Ireland, which made her loving sister write thus: "I fear they expect her death. Well, she has served God and loved Him all her life, and we must not wish to keep her from her reward. We must bless and praise God for the great graces He has granted her through life; and He will surround her death-bed with them too. He is so good and generous to His faithful servants." Sister Columba, after announcing Mother Baptist's dangerous state, exclaims: "What shall we do if the good God takes her? I cannot imagine this House and Community without her: she is its heart and its life. She was always ready to help us and make everything light and pleasant: and oh! her charity wa3 really boundless. Her right hand did not know what her left hand did. No one ever saw her angry or impatient--always w...
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310p. A gilt-decorated navy blue cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Endpapers have tanned patches. Cover is lightly rubbed, and the back panel has a few small, faint stains near the bottom. Otherwise clean and tight. The story of three Irish Sisters (related by both blood and vows of Holy Orders) of Mercy. Contains occasional black and white photographs.
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