The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

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

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lantern for poor old Dr Bell, who came in the dark, miserable November night, four miles, from Uppingham, to help to usher the little stranger into this changeful world. There was in my sister, a tinge of the sober element of life, occasioned probably by the circumstances preceding and at her birth, manifest even in childhood. In her early days she was a timid, weakly, loving child, very devoted to her parents and family, and especially to her brother Arnold, who was nearest to her in age, and this love and sympathy continued lifelong between us. After out father’s death, she and mother removed to a cottage at Barrowden, where by her little business, carefulness etc they were enabled to live in comfort. She took an interest in instructing the young and sought to help forward

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