London: Printed by Smith, Elder & Co., 15½, Old Bailey, E. C.
FOOTNOTES

1.

Wir pflügen und wir streuen
Den Saamen auf das Land;
Das Wachsen und Gedeihen
Steht in des höchsten Hand.
Er sendet Thau und Regen,
Und Sonn und Mondeschein;
Von Ihm kommt aller Segen,
Von unserm Gott allein:
Alle gute Gabe kommt her
Von Gott dem Herrn,
Drum dankt und hofft auf Ihn.

 

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Contemporary spellings have been retained even when inconsistent. A small number of obvious typographical errors have been corrected, and missing punctuation has been silently added.

The following additional changes have been made; they can be identified in the body of the text by a grey dotted underline:
re-inter the inn re-enter the inn
borne at Altenahr born at Altenahr
hofft auf Ihm hofft auf Ihn
Libbie fell very shy Libbie felt very shy
shut the door in Mr. Jenkins’s face shut the door in Mrs. Jenkins’s face
his eyes was open his eyes were open
count-out and throwing down her money counting out and throwing down her money
altered breathings altered breathing