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99.To Mary Anne DysonMS location unknown. Printed in Coleridge, Life 195. [Otterbourne] February 26, 1854. My trouble has come; he had a second attack and died at six to-night. Mamma is too like Amy, excited with thankfulness. I dread what it will be; I don't think we half believe it yet. You will write to me; perhaps I may write to-morrow, but I can't tell. We have Mr. and Mrs. Keble helping us to-night. Oh what will the waking be! So many of our Psalm superstitions have come true. Your most affectionate C. M. Y.
MS location unknown. This fragment printed in Romanes, Appreciation p. 76 [Otterbourne] [February 1854] Dear, good old slave, How nice and kind and understanding your letter was, and how thankful one should be for such friends! ... The worst will be over when we hear from Julian, poor boy! Till then it seems like bearing the first stroke. But I am sure it fell mercifully as far as we were concerned, and the flow of feelings that meet us from all is very gratifying. I believe my uncle, always living in his own town far off, had no notion of the estimation in which his brother was held. . . . I know I shall miss him more when he has been away longer. 101.Frances Mary Yonge to the Reverend John YongeMS Plymouth and West Devon Record Office 308/2551 [February 1854] My dear Mr. Yonge Incapable as I am of doing any thing today, to do nothing is worst of all, so I will try to thank you for sending me two comforters and for enduring for the sake of those who are anxious about you, the great grief and sorrow I know it is to you not to join the family and friends tomorrow I have many obligations to you, and amongst them that of having given me lessons how to endure sorrow and now I am sure I can say that God’s Mercies have followed me all the days of my life and perhaps more sensibly through the last week than ever before.2 The many things great and small that have been ordered so as to spare us as much as possible, and my having been able to wit upon him, to the last moment and not to have broken down yet make me hope yet to be helped in what is to come. I think I can bear to have seen him cut down in his full strength and in the midst of his usefulness much better than to see him linger in broken health and depressed spirits, unable to do any thing to help and yet to be vexed when things went wrong. Then that he lived to form Charlotte’s character and lift her such a sound and true helper to me, and spent his last strength in Julian’s outfit and sending him away to see something of the realities of the profession he has chosen and which he will not quit with my approbation through any considerations for me, for I think it would be very bad for him to sit down here with just enough to be idle upon till some years have passed over his head. I am very glad he had one last look upon his Father though it was not returned Colonel Wilbraham1 has undertaken to seek him out and try to comfort him and it will be a balm to him to see one who knew what his home was. With my children you have been always next to a father and they will not feel utterly desolate while you are spared to them, and to me you are most valuable your affec Sister F M Yonge Friday 102.Frances Mary Yonge to the Reverend John YongeMS Plymouth and West Devon Record Office 308/2542 [8 March 1854] My dear Mr Yonge, Such an outpouring as your letter which I had last evening was, gives me great pleasure, and I hope you will continue to write to me when you feel inclined. What I most dread is the want of companionship for Charlotte She had been used all her life to discuss with, and refer to her Father everything that pleased and interested her, and these happy evening when he came hope after his busy days, and she had a store of matters to amuse him with, will live in her memory as invaluable times. It is a wonderful happiness to us both that he lived long enough to see her character established, and had helped her through the dangers of successful authorship and arrived at an age when I can take her as a safe friend and counsellor. As to poor Julian, I cannot speak of him till we have had his first letters. We soon began to think how sorry Barnes would be; and I beg you to say from me that I hope he will going on managing work with your advice as heretofore, and I suppose the old Adams should have something of a message from me, and the subscriptions at Modbury will go on as usual if Mr Oxenham will be kind enough to tell me what they are, and where and how they are paid.3 I think I may spare myself the pain of parting with men or animals at present and keep the farm till I get into difficulties, the first is that Harry Mason does not know whether the Nursery Wheat should be drilled up, he says it depends upon whether the summer is hot or wet, whether it would be better to do it or let it alone, and that I think the wisest of us cannot tell, do you advise it being done or not? It is a beautiful crop and we have watched it together with so much pleasure that I should not like to neglect it. I will ask Duke to go and look at it, and take a report to you. By Duke I shall also send you a message about the Granite Duke has been a great pleasure and comfort to us, and we are very thankful to you for Anne.4 I hope we shall not exceed the limit of her patience or yours but we cannot make up our minds to think of the losing her yet. These two not to say three great pieces of preferment vacant make us expect to lose Dr Moberly and I can think of it with less regret now.1 William would have found him a very great loss, for many a busy harassing day at Winchester concluded by a refreshing half hours’ talk with him or the Warden. We are indeed most fortunate in our friends, none can guess what Mr & Mrs Keble have been to us. And here I was interrupted by the coming of those dear kind people. I must apologise for my letter being hardly sense, and hope to do better another time. Duke is gone to call upon Mr. Monroe at Colden Common and we are amusing ourselves with thinking how much Mrs Monroe will talk to him about her Poultry.2 Tomorrow I hope they will go and see Hursley I have had a very kind message from Delia so I hope she did not take amiss what I thought I ought to say about John Francis.3 Nothing has pleased me more than the very unexpected appearance of Graham Colborne indeed it is very gratifying Pray for me that I may act rightly in the very new circumstances in which I am placed and believe me your very affectionate F M Yonge Otterbourn 8th March 1854 Directory: 337 337 -> Your Name Period Date Chapter 24 Earth Science Word Study Movements of the Ocean 337 -> 3 Cheyne Street 337 -> Georgia Department of Human Services Alcohol/Drug Screening Services Solicitation No: 42700-040-dhs0000205 Cost Proposal Worksheet Metro Area – 337 -> Earth Science Chapter 9 – a view of Earth’s Past Section 3 – The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras 337 -> Press release alitalia / sea – Aeroporti di Milano 337 -> The Carleton Clinic Cumbria Partnership nhs foundation Trust 337 -> Earth Science Chapter 21 Section 1 Ocean Currents 337 -> Senate, No. 3375 state of new jersey 217th legislature Download 1.33 Mb. 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