MIND AMONGST THE SPINDLES.


A Miscellany,

WHOLLY COMPOSED BY THE FACTORY GIRLS.

SELECTED FROM THE

LOWELL OFFERING.


WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE ENGLISH EDITOR,

AND A LETTER FROM

HARRIET MARTINEAU.

BOSTON:
JORDAN, SWIFT & WILEY.
1845.

Dow and Jackson's Press

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CONTENTS.

Introduction. By the English Editor5
Abby's Year in Lowell21
The First Wedding in Salmagundi28
"Bless, and curse not"32
Ancient Poetry33
The Spirit of Discontent36
The Whortleberry Excursion38
The Western Antiquities43
The Fig Tree45
Village Pastors49
The Sugar-Making Excursion61
Prejudice against Labor65
Joan of Arc73
Susan Miller81
Scenes on the Merrimac92
The First Bells100
Evening before Pay-Day108
The Indian Pledge118
The First Dish of Tea120
Leisure Hours of the Mill Girls...

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