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Village belles [by A. Manning] 3 vols. By the author of 'Mary Powell'.
Village belles 3 vols By the author of 'Mary Powell' - by A. Manning Author:Anne Manning Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: tilings about them, and under the united influence of taste and industry, their dwelling soon became the picture of neatness and cheerfulness. Meanwhile, they we... more »re becoming better acquainted with one another's characters, and those of their neighbours. Though with ample resources in themselves, they were not of tempers so fastidious as to turn with distaste from those among whom their lot was cast, because they were less refined than themselves. Mrs. Wellford, indeed, was sometimes secretly disposed to consider old Lady Wor- ral somewhat too busy and interfering, and was momentarily provoked at the hearty oordiality of her husband's " My dear Lady Worral! how kind of yon to look in on us with so little ceremony!" But, beyond such small trials, she had few that do not fall to the lot of every housekeeper with a limited income, and young family. And as her maternal responsibilities increased, often did the traveller whom the beauty of the scenery had allured to pass through Summerfield, pause to admire the snug vicarage clustered with jessamine, and the group of blooming children within the garden gate. Mrs. Wellford learnt the death of her mother through the friendly medium of Dr. Pennington; and, in less than a twelvemonth, old Mr. Parkinson followed his wife to the grave. His eldest daughter, after a fourteen years' silence, announced this event to her sister coldly enough, adding, that chapter{Section 4he had not mentioned her in his will, but had said he forgave her. Mrs. Wellford shed some natural tears, and answered her sister's letter with affection. The correspondence languished between them, however, in spite of Mrs. Wellford's efforts to keep it up; but, after some months' silence, Mrs. Parkinson wrote to the following effect. " Part Place, Stoke Barton, May 20....« less