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A Family in a Very Small Way

           Ihavemetwithmisfortunes:Ihavesunklowinlife:Ihavekeptmycarriage,andnowwalkonfoot:butIdidnotknowIwasamurderessbefore,andthankyoufortheNEWS."

           "Mamma,"saidthepoorgirl,whowasalwaysreadyfortears—"youshouldn’tbeharduponme.I—Ididn’tmeanImean,Ididnotwishtosayyouwouldtoanywrongtothisdearchild,only—"

           "Oh,no,myloveonlythatIwasamurderess;inwhichcaseIhadbettergototheOldBailey.ThoughIdidn’tpoisonYOU,whenyouwereachild,butgaveyouthebestofeducationandthemostexpensivemastersmoneycouldprocure.Yes;I’venursedfivechildrenandburiedthree;andtheoneIlovedthebestofall,andtendedthroughcroup,andteething,andmeasles,andhooping-cough,andbroughtupwithforeignmasters,regardlessofexpense,andwithaccomplishmentsatMinervaHousewhichIneverhadwhenIwasagirlwhenIwastoogladtohonourmyfatherandmother,thatImightlivelongintheland,andtobeuseful,andnottomopealldayinmyroomandactthefineladysaysI’mamurderess.Ah,Mrs.Osborne!mayYOUnevernourishaviperinyourbosom,that’sMYprayer."

           "Mamma,Mamma!"criedthebewilderedgirl;andthechildinherarmssetupafranticchorusofshouts."Amurderess,indeed!GodownonyourkneesandpraytoGodtocleanseyourwickedungratefulheart,Amelia,andmayHeforgiveyouasIdo."AndMrs.

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