Sue Anderson
speaker
807 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 8 Aug
Sue Anderson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
They said that could I meet with a sober, steady woman, who would be likely to make a good wife, I
The change would be advantageous to me in more respects than one.
I objected to this proposal on the grounds of my inability to provide for a family.
The precarious manner of earning my subsistence put such an idea beyond my expectations was
It was enough for me to suffer alone.
I could not think of entailing misery upon others.
This they could not deny, but
But then they put the question in this way.
They thought no one required the kind assistance of an affectionate wife more than a blind man.
They said I had not one friend, one relative to look after me.
What would become of me in my old age?
I should be helpless in the extreme.
These and many other arguments were used to induce me to assent to a measure which they thought would finally conduce to my happiness.
Their ideas have been fully justified.
I am happy and
I had the pleasure of being known for some time to a young woman who lived in the neighborhood.
I had met her occasionally at the house of a friend where I used to visit.
Her plain and unassuming manners recommended her to my notice, but
But what endeared her to me most was her filial piety.
She lived with her aged mother, and they were respected by all who knew them.
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