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Letter
— I received a letter, last Tuesday, from
Mr. Knight, intimating that he was requested by you
to inquire into the character of Mr. J — N — .
"It is quite correct, as he states, that his wife is
my daughter. They lived together several years in
London; but eventually, notwithstanding her efforts
in the millinery and straw-work, they became so
reduced that their circumstances obliged my daughter
to take her two little girls with herself to us.
"This was in the summer, 1845. His wife and chil-
dren have been of no expense to Mr. N. since that
time. The sole cause of their separation was poverty.
"I consider him to have acted imprudently in giving
up his situation to depend on an income arising from a
small capital; whereas, if he had kept in a place, whilst
she attended to her own business, they might have
gone on comfortably; and should they, through the
interposition of a kind Providence, gain that position
again, it is to be hoped that they will improve the cir-
cumstance to the honour and glory of the Author of
all our mercies, and with gratitude to the instrument
who may be raised up for their good.
OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF STATIONERY, LITERATURE,
AND THE FINE ARTS. London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1 | ||