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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-09-26 Page 56
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-56- talked. She holding mamma's hand in her own home: where they spent the night, and took dinner next day. She was so thankful for mamma's visit. And felt greatly comforted; for she and her daughter were in distress: which she told mamma of after the latter had spoken to the conditions existing there. The next day after mamma left us for Finland Georgetta got sick from some digestive trouble; and fainted in the evening. I was there alone with her; and knew not how to get any one to come. I whistled out the window and waved. But no one saw or heard me. Her cheeks were red and feverish; and we felt uneasy on account of having received letters from a family who had the typhoid fever. One of our cousins came over and so got supper for us; and took care of us. Next evening Bergine stayed half the night; willing to risk herself to help us. But Georgetta soon was well as usual again, which wa a relief to all of us. For quite a while it seemed a lonely change to be at Volland; where we could not
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-56- talked. She holding mamma's hand in her own home: where they spent the night, and took dinner next day. She was so thankful for mamma's visit. And felt greatly comforted; for she and her daughter were in distress: which she told mamma of after the latter had spoken to the conditions existing there. The next day after mamma left us for Finland Georgetta got sick from some digestive trouble; and fainted in the evening. I was there alone with her; and knew not how to get any one to come. I whistled out the window and waved. But no one saw or heard me. Her cheeks were red and feverish; and we felt uneasy on account of having received letters from a family who had the typhoid fever. One of our cousins came over and so got supper for us; and took care of us. Next evening Bergine stayed half the night; willing to risk herself to help us. But Georgetta soon was well as usual again, which wa a relief to all of us. For quite a while it seemed a lonely change to be at Volland; where we could not
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