Introduction

"It was easy to promise self abignation when self was wrapped up in another and heart and soul were purified by a sweet example. But when the helpful voice was silent, the daily lesson over, the beloved presence gone, and nothing remained but loneliness and grief, jo found her promise very hard to keep." "How could she comfort father and mother when her own heart ached with a ceaseless longing for her sister? And where in all the world could she find some useful, happy work to do that would take the place of the loving service which had been its own reward?" 'I wasn't meant for a life like this,' i know i shall break away and do something