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Correspondence between Ellen Mowrer Miller and Albert, 1875-1875 and 1903
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at [illegible] and Sunday School which was right after preaching. I thought then I would have time enough to go to your place, and you and I, that is myself. You know who could go I hear Brady all in the same day, but I behold when Sunday School was over, they commenced talking about a Christmas (drawing of a tree), I stayed with them. I listened to what they had to say, they finally appointed a committee of six to get something for that (drawing of a tree). As it just happened for me to look up or around, there was a man (one of the six) standing by my side with a hat in his hand, asked him what he wanted, of course he said money. I gave him some, I found out that was a pretty good way to get rid of such fellows that pass their hats around through a congregation
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at [illegible] and Sunday School which was right after preaching. I thought then I would have time enough to go to your place, and you and I, that is myself. You know who could go I hear Brady all in the same day, but I behold when Sunday School was over, they commenced talking about a Christmas (drawing of a tree), I stayed with them. I listened to what they had to say, they finally appointed a committee of six to get something for that (drawing of a tree). As it just happened for me to look up or around, there was a man (one of the six) standing by my side with a hat in his hand, asked him what he wanted, of course he said money. I gave him some, I found out that was a pretty good way to get rid of such fellows that pass their hats around through a congregation
Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries
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