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118 | Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati www.jrfm.eu 2021, 7/1, 95–122 3 the countess of A. charity School and by their ample conduct and great In- dustry were enabeled to render a comfortable living for their family which were eleven in number William Samuel Mary 4 Edmond Jesse Elizabeth Hannah Jane George Louisa Lois endeavouring to bring us up in the fear and admonition of the lord as far as lay in their pow- er always giving us good advice and wishing us 5 to do unto others as we would they should do unto us thus our parents pointed out the way in which we were to incounter with this world wish- ing us at all times to put our trust in god to 6 Walk in the paths of virtue to bear up under all the trials of this life even till time with us should end But at the early age of thirteen I left my parents to go and live with Mr and Mrs P. to 7 nurse the children which had I taken my Fathers and Mothers advice I might have remained in peace until this day but like many others not knowing when I was well of in fourteen months I left 8 them for which my friends greatly blamed me then I went to Fairlight housemaid to Lieut G but there cruel usage soon made me curse my Diso- bedience to my parents wishing I had taken 9 there advice and never left the worthy Family of P but then alas to late they treated me with cruelty to horrible to mention for trying to avoid the wick- ed design of my master I was thrown 10 down stairs but I very soon left them and came to my friends but being young and foolish I never told my friends what had happened to me they thinking I had had a good place and good 11 usage because I never told them to the contrary they blamed my temper Then I went to Live with Col. P Catsfield Kitchenmaid where I was well of but there my memory failed me and my 12 reason was taken from me but the worthy Lady my Mistress took great care of me and placed me in the care of my parents and sent for Dr W. who soon brought me to know that I was 13 wrong for coming to me one day and finding me persisting against my Mother for I had forsaken her advice to follow the works of darkness For I acknowledge being guilty of that great sin 14 of selfdestruction which I certainly should have done had it not been for the words of that worthy Gentleman Dr W. he came to me in the year 1829 he said unto me Elizabeth I understand 15 you are guilty of saying you shall destroy yourself but never do that for Remember Elizabeth if you do when you come before that great God who is so good to you he will say unto you