There are persons possessed of such wonderful self-poise and serenity of soul that they never give way to the vulgar excitement of less evenly balanced minds. A story is told of an old Quaker lady who was informed by a wildly excited man that her house was on fire. ‘ls it ?’ she said, rising calmly, and dropping her knitting into her pocket, after she had carefully wound the. loose yarn. * I thank thee for thy information, and noli if thee will just go .and sound the alarm, I will take my pies out of the oven, and tew the people what to carry out first.’
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 445, 12 February 1890, Page 3
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105Untitled Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 445, 12 February 1890, Page 3
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