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Bronte and Miss Branwell; to be the young and active member in a household of four, whereof three the father, the aunt, and faithful Tabby were past middle age. And Emily, who suffered and drooped more than her sisters when away from Haworth, was the one appointed to remain. Anne was the first to meet with a situation. "April 15th, 1839.
The balance due depositors would run down to a mere nominal sum on steamer-days, which were the 1st and 15th of each month, and then would increase till the next steamer-day, so that we could not make use of any reasonable part of this balance for loans beyond the next steamer-day; or, in other words, we had an expensive bank, with expensive clerks, and all the machinery for taking care of other people's money for their benefit, without corresponding profit.
The day after their arrival at Saint-Cloud, the Emperor and Empress went to Paris in order to be present at the fetes of the 15th of August, which it is useless to say were magnificent.
15th. Having finished our rations last night, we started at dawn, and steered towards Retreat Rock. where we were to meet the party. The party were encamped one mile north of our former bivouac, at some granite rocks with two fine water-holes. 16th. 17th. Marked a small tree with F. 1869.
"P.S. The foregoing was written to go by the steamer of the 15th, but was a few hours too late. I have since received some information in reference to the comet of October which leads me to hope that you may feel it in your power to award the medal to Miss Maria Mitchell. Miss Mitchell saw the comet at half-past ten o'clock on the evening of October 1st.
Given on board the Queen Charlotte, Torbay, 5th February 1795. To Sir James Saumarez, Captain H.M.S. Crescent. On this occasion Sir James Saumarez wrote the following letter to his brother, which shows the high opinion entertained of his services off the Black Rocks by his lordship: Spithead, 15th January 1795.
The enemy at this time made no secret of their intention to invest Ghent, which made the dispersal of our army the more shameful; but necessity commanded, for no more provisions were to be got. M. de Vendome arrived at Versailles on the morning of December 15th, and saluted the King as he left table. The King embraced him with a sort of enthusiasm that made his cabal triumph.
We reached Southampton between seven and eight o'clock. I cannot write to-day. June 15th. The first day after we reached Southampton was sunny and pleasant; but we made little use of the fine weather, except that S and I walked once along the High Street, and J and I took a little ramble about town in the afternoon.
A third Parliament, known as the 14th, 15th and 16th Charles I., met at Dublin on the 20th March, 1639, was prorogued till June, and adjourned till October. Yielding the point so successfully resisted in 1613, its sittings were held in the Castle, surrounded by the viceregal guard.
Beversham, over the way there, her husband is lately dead of the plague at Bow, which I am sorry for, for fear of losing her neighbourhood. 15th. Up and all the morning at the office, busy, and at noon to the King's Head taverne, where all the Trinity House dined to-day, to choose a new Master in the room of Hurlestone, that is dead, and Captain Crispe is chosen.
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