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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-04-13 Page 35
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- 35 - and he would talk so still; and tell me I must just tell them if they got loud or did anything to hurt me. And would almost feel hurt at me if I did not tell everything in that line. He would not allow his grandchildren to come while I was there; tho, they were used to coming, and staying days or weeks at a time; and would cry hard when he left them. One time while I was sick in bed he was hammering a ways from the house. And when I had stood all I could I cried and told one of the girls. He quit at once and (tho anyone excepting my nurse was not supposed to visit me at all while I was so sick in bed): he said to Aunt Inger, "Now, I shall go in." So he came and did not know how to express enuf how very sorry he was for hurting me, he thot he was far enuf away: and asked me why I did not tell sooner; gentlely whispering bending over my bed, and warmly squeasing my hand; hoping I was none the worse for his coming in. He tiptoed out again. I said, "No, I feel better." I felt such deep love for him and all of them. I got so much pleasure from the sweet girls who would talk to me by turns several times a day; and tell many interesting things. One day when Uncle was away from
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- 35 - and he would talk so still; and tell me I must just tell them if they got loud or did anything to hurt me. And would almost feel hurt at me if I did not tell everything in that line. He would not allow his grandchildren to come while I was there; tho, they were used to coming, and staying days or weeks at a time; and would cry hard when he left them. One time while I was sick in bed he was hammering a ways from the house. And when I had stood all I could I cried and told one of the girls. He quit at once and (tho anyone excepting my nurse was not supposed to visit me at all while I was so sick in bed): he said to Aunt Inger, "Now, I shall go in." So he came and did not know how to express enuf how very sorry he was for hurting me, he thot he was far enuf away: and asked me why I did not tell sooner; gentlely whispering bending over my bed, and warmly squeasing my hand; hoping I was none the worse for his coming in. He tiptoed out again. I said, "No, I feel better." I felt such deep love for him and all of them. I got so much pleasure from the sweet girls who would talk to me by turns several times a day; and tell many interesting things. One day when Uncle was away from
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