The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

The Story of My Life - The original, handwritten version of the Memoirs of Arnold Goodliffe

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The carriages were followed by lots of poor, ragged, famished looking children, some begging piteously for coppers, and others even in the poverty and rags fun loving young elves who succeeded in extracting the pence out of the Trippers pockets. We saw but little of the Lakes, just enough to show us how beautiful they were. We spent Sunday at Killarney, on that day, the poor people of the district, crowded the streets and churches. They were a very picturesque looking lot; many of them distressing to look upon, We returned home having enlarged instructions, knowledge of the beauty of the country and deplorable condition of the people. Another pleasant trip was to Scotland in Aug 20th to 30th 1867, The year after the American War, between the North and South, on account

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