Excerpt from Death-Beds She has been, indeed, a good lady, said the old nurse; there is not a cottage in this place or neighbourhood where ner name has not been blessed. I never saw so kind, so humble, so holy a woman, said Mr. Grey: for she is not merely a pattern to the ladies of the land, but to the poorest creature that ever lived, she follows close in her Saviour's footsteps. I have known her many years, said Mr. Suther land, and she 'seems to be in the possession of every earthly blessing; happy as a wife, as a mother, as a daughter; beloved as a friend, rather than as a mistress, by her servants, who at the same time treat her with the tenderest respect. Her whole life has been blessed and holy, and from her earliest years she has been a fair example of the loveliest Christian graces. The poor are apt to complain of their hard lot, but humanly speaking (do not misunderstand me, merely humanly speaking) this is as hard a' lot as any lot of wretched poverty. Lady Kennedy is young, beautiful, of high rank, in the possession of large estates and great riches; and the world will grieve over her lot, for she has of late suffered much, and now she is going to be taken from what they would call perfect happiness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.