Captain Mary Miller

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Mrs. G. Yes, but yer never as'd me! An' I didn't want her sold, muther You know haow I took care 0' that caarf. Her mother died, an' never saw her. I almost feel as if she was mine for I brought her up like a baby, and she sucked milk from my finger before she could stan'. I'm sure I'm as much her mother as harf the hens are mothers of their chickens: for they never see some 0' the eggs till they are put under 'em to hatch, an' they don't know which is which.