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The Cottagers of Glenburnie, With a Memoir of the Life of the Author
The Cottagers of Glenburnie With a Memoir of the Life of the Author Author:Elizabeth Hamilton General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1859 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VI. DOMESTIC SKETCHES. -- pICTURE OF GLENBURNIE. VIEW OF A SCOTCH COTTAGE IN THE LAST CENTURY. Early on the following morning, Mr Stewart and Miss Mary met to consult together, upon the means they should employ to render Mrs Mason's situation at the fanner's somewhat comfortable; and after some deliberation, resolved, that they would postpone all preparation for that purpose, till they had visited the plane, and seen what the house afforded. In the course of their conversation, Miss Mary expressed her surprise that so good a couple as the Earl and Countess of Longlands should not have thought it an incumbent duty to make an ample provision for one who had rendered them such important services. " You are mistaken," said Mr Stewart; " they were not deficient in gratitude, and, to my certain know- ledge, intended to settle on her a very liberal independency. But my lord was still in the prime of life, and thought he had many years to live. He therefore delayed to do what he imagined might at any time be accomplished : and after his death, his lady, who was always indolent, gave herself up to the indulgence of grief so as utterly to forget every duty; but of this you will have no hint from Mrs Mason : for hers is truly a good mind, and one that sees every thing in the best light. She knows not what I have endeavoured to do for her with the present lord; and she shall never know it, for it would only hurt her to be assured of his total want of liberality and gratitude." Mr Stewart was here interrupted by the unexpected entrance of his eldest daughter, and her friend Mrs Flinders, whose animated...« less