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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-04-13 Page 19
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- 19 - sweet voice of the lively little chaffinches many times a day. It was a very common sight to see many bicycles in the streets of English towns and cities ridden by boys, and more often by girls. We also saw a great variety of poodle dogs which the English people enjoy as pets. All over Bournville could be heard the huge clock striking the hours from the school house tower. No telephones were used except in the business houses. Mamma felt a concern to attend the London Yearly Meeting; and felt best to take Georgetta and I along. Our sweet neighbor Elizabeth Davies went also. We lodged at a reasonable hotel. And they made up a bed for me in their private parlor as I could not climb the stairs. Soon I got a room on first floor. Here, I stayed while mamma and Georgetta attended the various sessions; until on First - day Mamma wanted me to go along; and one of the elderly men had said to bring me and they would carry me in. So we went and a strong young man carried me in. I was surprised at the solemn silence with which the meeting commenced. And how still that great fashionable crowd sat with bowed heads, but did not hear more than one sermon which felt to me to
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- 19 - sweet voice of the lively little chaffinches many times a day. It was a very common sight to see many bicycles in the streets of English towns and cities ridden by boys, and more often by girls. We also saw a great variety of poodle dogs which the English people enjoy as pets. All over Bournville could be heard the huge clock striking the hours from the school house tower. No telephones were used except in the business houses. Mamma felt a concern to attend the London Yearly Meeting; and felt best to take Georgetta and I along. Our sweet neighbor Elizabeth Davies went also. We lodged at a reasonable hotel. And they made up a bed for me in their private parlor as I could not climb the stairs. Soon I got a room on first floor. Here, I stayed while mamma and Georgetta attended the various sessions; until on First - day Mamma wanted me to go along; and one of the elderly men had said to bring me and they would carry me in. So we went and a strong young man carried me in. I was surprised at the solemn silence with which the meeting commenced. And how still that great fashionable crowd sat with bowed heads, but did not hear more than one sermon which felt to me to
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