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"The Irish Girl"
A young Irish servant is in love with a man whose father will not let him marry her because she is a “Paddy girl.” The young woman drowns, shortly after learning of her beloved's decision to marry a non-Irish woman. Her brother vows revenge, but…
Tags: 1842, Becket, Catholics, crucifix, drowning, God, Immigrants, Irish, orphan, Pittsfield, prejudice, Protestants, Providence, railroad, religion, servant, shanty, snow, The United States Democratic Review, widow
The Little Mendicants
The narrator recounts a time in which her neighbor, Mrs. Devon, describes her charitable attention to local Irish Immigrants. While Mrs. Devon's charity is lauded, suspicion arises over the honesty of those she is serving. Questions form over the…
Christian Charity
A young girl learns the difference between Calvinism and Unitarianism, but is nevertheless encouraged to be charitable to all Christians, regardless of particular affiliation.
Tags: 1828, A Short Essay to Do Good, African American, Baptist, Benjamin Beddome, Benjamin Franklin, Boston, Calvinism, Catholic, charity, Charles Samuel Stewart, Christianity, colored, Death, girls, Irish, James 4:11, Jesus, Jews, Juvenile fiction, missionaries, orthodoxy, Park Street Church, Pharisees, prejudice, Psalm 23, religion, Samaritans, Sandwich Islands, Unitarian