AUDUBON JOURNAL 



This Daugher Eliza of age 1 5 Years of a good form 

 of body, not Handsome of face, proud of her Wealth 

 and of herself cannot well be too Much fed on Praise 

 — and God Knows how hard I tryed to Please her in 

 Vain — and God Knows also that I have vowed Never 

 to try as much again for any Pupil of Mine — as usual 

 / had to do 2/3 of all her Work of Course her progresses 

 Were Rapid to the Eyes of every body and truly 

 astonishing to the eyes of some good observers — 



a Sister M" Smith I cannot say that I Knew or 

 rather I never did Wish to Know; of Temper Much 

 like her Mother, of Heart Not so good Yet God for- 

 give her the Injuries She did me — 



her Husband a good. Honest Man and Citizen 

 Viewed all the faults of her he Wedded With Patient 

 Kindness and felt his reward through his own Cor- 

 rectness of Conduct — I admire him Much — 



I saw there a M'^ Harwood of London England a 

 good Little Woman [and] Very Kind to us in Mending 

 our Linen &'■ — her Little Daugher a sweet Child about 

 5 Years Old, Hated by M" P. — a Certain Miss Throg- 

 morton Was also good deal Disliked, the poor Girl was 

 nearly drove off as We Were by the Ladies — although 

 she had been Invited there to Spend the Summer — 



about a Month before We Left Miss P was taken 

 seriously 111, and as she was the only remaining Child 

 unmaried and the 2*^ of 7, 5 of which had died in the 

 Course of a very few years. Much fears were enter- 



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