基本信息
ather was a clergyman of the north of england, who was deservedly respected by all who knew him; and, in his younger days, lived pretty comfortably on the joint income of a small incumbency and a snug little property of his own. my mother, who married him against the wishes of her friends, was a squire's daughter, and a woman of spirit. in vain it was represented to her, that if she became the poor parson's wife, she must relinquish her carriage and her lady's-maid, and all the luxuries and elegancies of affluence; which to her were little less than the necessaries of life. a carriage and a lady's-maid were great conveniences; but, thank heaven, she had feet to carry her, and hands to minister to her own necessities. an elegant house and spacious grounds were not to be despised; but she would rather live
