I picked that day because that day I was proud of myself and I am not proud of myself much, but that one time it just made me feel so good that I could make someone happy and that was the day that I realized tha
One of the ladies who often sat behind us in church smelled of vanilla perfume, and to this day the scent reminds me of this church in Wisconsin. On the lawn of the house was a lilac tree, which was in full bloom the year we left for China. Uncle John, my mother’s brother-in-l...
As our manners are simple,our luxuries are few.The dress of both sexes is nearly the same.It generally consists of a long piece of calico,or muslin,wrapped loosely round the body,somewhat in the form of a highland plaid.This is usually dyed blue,which is our favourite colour.It is extra...
Accordingly, I was employed in cutting wick for the candles, filling the dipping mold and the molds for cast candles, attending the shop, going of errands, etc. I disliked the trade, and had a strong inclination for the sea, but my father declared against it; however, living near the ...
In a local perspective it’s more of a hill, even if it is more than five hundred meters above sea level. There were no more tourists around at this point. It was early afternoon, and I still felt no desire to stop walking and return to the cabin, so I walked onwards, towards the...
In a local perspective it’s more of a hill, even if it is more than five hundred meters above sea level. There were no more tourists around at this point. It was early afternoon, and I still felt no desire to stop walking and return to the cabin, so I walked onwards, towards the...
Can you stun the creature you would like to eat using sound alone? Can you scan the bodies of your extended family and immediately tell who is pregnant, who is sick, who is injured, who ate what for lunch? The tingling many humans report feeling during an encounter with us isn’t ...
Then and then only was I compelled, by the sheer splendour of the vision, to own that the mother who did not love me was the handsomest creature I had ever beheld32. The other episode connected with her visit that has stamped itself upon memory is typical of her rare method of ...
For a while people went to see her, because of her name; but her lecture was poor and her delivery repellently artificial; consequently, when the country's desire to look at her had been appeased26, the platform forsook27 her.She was a good creature, and the acquisition of a ...