A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Amanda Minnie Douglas ISBN: 9781465592026
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Amanda Minnie Douglas
ISBN: 9781465592026
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
She was swinging her gingham sunbonnet, faded beyond any recognition of its pristine coloring, her small hand keeping tight hold of the strings. At every revolution it went swifter and swifter until it seemed a grayish sort of wheel whirling in the late sunshine that sent long shadows among the trees. When she let it go it flew like a great bird, while she laughed sweet, merry childish notes that would have stirred almost any soul. A slim, lithe little maid with a great crop of yellow hair, cut short in the neck, and as we should say now, banged across the forehead. But it was a mass of frowzy curls that seemed full of sunshine. There were two doors opening from this kitchen to a small hall, from thence to the ordinary living room, and a smaller one adjoining, used for a sort of parlor, as we should call it now, a kind of state room where the Friends often held meetings. It was very plain indeed. There were straight white curtains at the windows, without a bit of fringe or netting. Women used to make these adornments as a kind of fancy work, but the rigid rules of the Friends discountenanced all such employments, even if it was to improve odd moments. There was no carpet on the floor, which was scrubbed to spotlessness; chairs of oaken frame, bent, and polished by the busy housewife until they shone, with seats of broad splint or rushes painted yellow. A large set of drawers with several shelves on top stood between the windows, and a wooden settle was ranged along the wall. A table with a great Bible and two or three religious books, and a high mantel with two enormous pitchers that glittered in a brilliant color which was called British luster, with a brass snuffers and tray and candlesticks, were the only concession to the spirit of worldliness.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
She was swinging her gingham sunbonnet, faded beyond any recognition of its pristine coloring, her small hand keeping tight hold of the strings. At every revolution it went swifter and swifter until it seemed a grayish sort of wheel whirling in the late sunshine that sent long shadows among the trees. When she let it go it flew like a great bird, while she laughed sweet, merry childish notes that would have stirred almost any soul. A slim, lithe little maid with a great crop of yellow hair, cut short in the neck, and as we should say now, banged across the forehead. But it was a mass of frowzy curls that seemed full of sunshine. There were two doors opening from this kitchen to a small hall, from thence to the ordinary living room, and a smaller one adjoining, used for a sort of parlor, as we should call it now, a kind of state room where the Friends often held meetings. It was very plain indeed. There were straight white curtains at the windows, without a bit of fringe or netting. Women used to make these adornments as a kind of fancy work, but the rigid rules of the Friends discountenanced all such employments, even if it was to improve odd moments. There was no carpet on the floor, which was scrubbed to spotlessness; chairs of oaken frame, bent, and polished by the busy housewife until they shone, with seats of broad splint or rushes painted yellow. A large set of drawers with several shelves on top stood between the windows, and a wooden settle was ranged along the wall. A table with a great Bible and two or three religious books, and a high mantel with two enormous pitchers that glittered in a brilliant color which was called British luster, with a brass snuffers and tray and candlesticks, were the only concession to the spirit of worldliness.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book The Story of Malta by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book The Mysterious Mr. Miller by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Nooks and Corners of Old Paris by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Advice to Sunday School Children by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Beside the Fire: A Collection of Irish Gaelic Folk Stories by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Of the Origin of Government by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Theologico-Political Treatise - Part 2 by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book The Story of Utopias by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Occultism and Common-Sense by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book The Happy End by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land and Other Stories by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book The Blockheads by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book Casa Grande Ruin: Thirteenth Annual Report of The Bureau of Ethnology to The Secretary of The Smithsonian institution, 1891-92 by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Cover of the book The Passing of the Great Queen by Amanda Minnie Douglas
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy