I hope Tom Mary Caroline, and ester are quite well.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
It was well for her that, no matter how warm, and vexed, and out of order ester might be, she never reached the point in which her voice could take other than a loving tone in speaking to Minnie; for Minnie, besides being a precious little blessing in herself, was the child of ester's oldest sister, whose home was far away in a Western graveyard, and the little girl had been with them since her early babyhood, three years before.
"Ester Ried"
Pansy (aka. Isabella M. Alden)
"I would in a minute, ester, only I've brought Florence Vane home with me, and I should not know what to do with her in the meantime.
"Ester Ried"
Pansy (aka. Isabella M. Alden)