Jottings from life; or, Passages from the diary of an itinerant's wife

Helen R Cutler

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NYPL RESEARCH LIBRARIES 3 3433 07998047 4 J^cfc^,%" under the most discouraging circum- stances. Many a time has he lighted up our little home with the sunshine of cheerfulness when, but for him, owing to my desponding BARKER.WIDOW 89 fallen all about us.moods, shadows would have instances of thisI gratefully remember many if did not then always appreciatesort; and I the temper that threw its radiancesunniness of across my pathway, the remembrance of his kind solicitude for my happiness—manifested in the most effectual way possible, by reflecting upon me the brightness of his own spirit—is recorded in my heart among its dearest memories. We received much kindness at S., not only at the people, buthands of our own from those not of our Church. t WIDOW BARKER. naturally strong antipathies and par-I had tialities; but I tried to suppress any offensive feelingsmanifestation of preference, lest hard easy forme toshould arise. It was not always ardent in friendship,do so, for I am by nature —or used to ^unconquerableand sometimes feel— well-meaning people not just to myaversion to Among the young people especially,.aste. 40 JOTTINGS FROM LIFE. there were some upon wliom I felt inclined to lavish much affection, while others, equally de- serving and very kind to me, I should have felt disposed to keep away from me, for their pres- ence, wearisome andinstead of pleasing, was theexhausting. From this cause arose some of most serious trials to encounter in theI had beginning.

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Zl'KLIFE;JOTTINGS FROM
OR,
FROM THE DIARY OF AN ITIHERANT'S WIFE.EASSAGES
BY
HELEN E. CUTLER
CINCINNATI:
PUBLISHED BY POE & HITCHCOCK.
E. P. THOMPSON, PP.INTER,
1866.:m59(}\
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in tlie year 1864,
BY POE & HITCHCOCK,
of the District Court for the SouthernIn the Clerk's Office
District of Ohio.CONTEISrTS
CHAPTER I.
TILL I ENTERED THE MINISTRY.
PAGE.
Life 111. Parents and Early
Wooers 132. Choice among
3. Home-leaving 16
CHAPTER II.
OUR FIRST CIRCUIT.
1. Farmer Griffith , 18
Selp-Communings 232.
3. The Next Morning 28
4. The Parsonage 31
5. The Village 34
356. New Resolutions; or, Old Habits
CHAPTER in.
SUNDAY JOTTINGS TO FILL OUT.
381. Frank's Cousin
Barker 392. Widow
3CONTENTS.4
PAGE.
3. Self-Improvement. 42
4. Growing Tolerant 43
5. Pleasant Memories 44
6. Sarah Griffith 46
Eveby-where7. Methodism One 48
CHAPTER IV.
OTJE SECOND CIECUIT.
1. A Bird's-eye View 50
2. Making One's Self Agreeable 53
3. Literary Gleanings 55
4. In Heaviness op Spirit 57
5. Uses op Censorious Persons.. 60
6. Timely Gift 64
CHAPTER V.
JOTTINGS IN CONTINUANCE.
1. "Widow Barker in a new Character 68
Braden 722. Father
3. Letter from Sarah Griffith 75
4. Conquering Self 77
Female Authors 795. Chitchat about
Talk about the Itinerancy 806. A
".Sabbath Evening Thoughts 847.
Minister's "Wife at a Party 868. The