The Wonderful Village a Further Record of Some Famous Folk And Places By Chelse
The Wonderful Village a Further Record of Some Famous Folk And Places By Chelse
Reginald Blunt
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They were carefully and affectionately treasured by their recipient to the end of her life — about ten years ago ; and were eventually brought to me by her family, with a view to their possible publication and disposal. Charlotte Southam {n^e Watson) entered Mrs. Carlyle's service at Cheyne Row in June, 1858, Her parents had died in her childhood, and she had been adopted by her uncle and aunt, Mr. And Mrs. Southam, whose name she took and with whom she had lived at one of the little houses in ...Lawrence Street just west of Cheyne Row. Mrs. Carlyle, having made some not very en- couraging experiments with servants who were 196 THE WONDERFUL VILLAGE supposed to be fully trained in their domestic duties, had somewhat heroically decided that she would take a young girl straight from home, and train her as maid herself. Charlotte was one of two Chelsea girls sent her by an acquaintance to whom she applied, Mrs. Carlyle asked Charlotte if she could lay and light a fire ; and, having watched her do it, came to the conclusion that she promised well enough for further trial, and at once installed her in the stone-flagged kitchen of No.
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