MY FIRST LOVE
I still remember the day I have got to know my first love. It was in the time when I worked for Thornfield. I was about sixteen or seventeen years old. I can’t remember the age exactly. I liked the place at Thornfield very much, it was the best place that I had. I had much to work but it didn't disturb. The time was simply good for me there, because I liked the people very much who surrounded me. First life at Thornfield seemed very quiet, I only surrounded me by Adele, my pupil and the housekeeper of Rochester. By the time she got a friend of me, because she was always very kind and helpful. Before, I never had a real friend. My life changed drastically as, Edward Rochester, the owner of the estate arrived to us. First, I didn't have a lot to do with him. He was also much older than me. I think he already shut on the forty. I externally liked him, he was big, dark-haired, sporting and had an attractive face. But I already felt a feeling at our first meeting which, I didn't know before. Within the months following on this, we got to know us better and became friends. But this peculiar feeling got stronger and stronger. Until I recognized the truth of this feeling. I was in love into my work giver and friend. Whenever we met, tickled it in my belly and a smile conjured itself up on my face. But I was afraid to confess my feelings to him. He was my employer and to this still much more older than me. I knew that he didn't feel the same for me. But sometimes I couldn't conceal it any more and simply had to tell it to him. I wondered for a long time how I could tell him. I still know, when he picked me up with his black sports car. We briefly went to drink only a tea, then he brought me back again. Due to his atmosphere I didn't dare to confess my feelings to him. When I got out, he still gave me a letter with the label "my last thoughts". I read the letter, when I saw Rochester around the curve driving. He wrote in this letter about his senses of me and that he could conceal her no more. But he also wrote that he couldn't live with these feelings any more and that he would depart certainly on this following day. I didn't have a driver's licence. I nevertheless took the car from the housekeeper and went to the station. At the last moment I still could hold him back. I told him what I felt. In the end I was very happy despite of the events. Our relation held for only for 3 years. But I will never forget him.
Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2007
Montag, 16. April 2007
Arrested boy released
London (mr). Yesterday the ten-years-old boy Oliver Twist, who was convicted of pick pocketing and stealing a man’s kerchief in front of a bookstore, was released and stays now at Mr Brownlow‘s house. The reason for this changing of the magistrate Mr Fang’s mind was the bookseller of the bookstore who was an eyewitness. He went to the magistrate and told that two other boys tried to steal the kerchief. “I just saw how the two other boys threw the kerchief to Oliver Twist. I felt sorry for him and so I tried to tell the truth,” the bookseller said.Some hours before three boys went nearby the bookstore and noticed Mr Brownlow in front of the store who was interested in a book. Two of those boys crept to the man and stole the kerchief in his pocket. The bookseller who noticed it raised the alarm while the two unknown boys ran towards Oliver Twist and gave him their booty. So Oliver was charged, chased and finally taken to a magistrate where the boy collapsed because of thirst. The magistrate, however, didn’t believe that the boy was ill and convicted Oliver until the bookseller told the magistrate what really had happened. After this the boy was released and taken to Mr Brownlow’s house who took the boy to his heart.“I really knew all the time that this boy wasn’t a thief. When I looked into his face I saw that this face wouldn’t lie and so I decided to give him a new home. Now he is still ill, but he already feels better and he’s got medical care and an own room in my house,” Mr Brownlow, who saved the boy’s life told.The bookseller who exonerated Oliver Twist also said, “I feel very sorry for the boy because he really wasn’t guilty. When the two other boys gave Oliver the kerchief he was so perplexed that he didn’t know what to do when he was persecuted and I can understand that he ran away.”So far the police are still searching for the real thieves, but there’s doubt that they get caught because there are so many thieves in London and there is no good personal prescription of the two other boys, but maybe Oliver Twist can help the police to catch the thieves.words:391
London (mr). Yesterday the ten-years-old boy Oliver Twist, who was convicted of pick pocketing and stealing a man’s kerchief in front of a bookstore, was released and stays now at Mr Brownlow‘s house. The reason for this changing of the magistrate Mr Fang’s mind was the bookseller of the bookstore who was an eyewitness. He went to the magistrate and told that two other boys tried to steal the kerchief. “I just saw how the two other boys threw the kerchief to Oliver Twist. I felt sorry for him and so I tried to tell the truth,” the bookseller said.Some hours before three boys went nearby the bookstore and noticed Mr Brownlow in front of the store who was interested in a book. Two of those boys crept to the man and stole the kerchief in his pocket. The bookseller who noticed it raised the alarm while the two unknown boys ran towards Oliver Twist and gave him their booty. So Oliver was charged, chased and finally taken to a magistrate where the boy collapsed because of thirst. The magistrate, however, didn’t believe that the boy was ill and convicted Oliver until the bookseller told the magistrate what really had happened. After this the boy was released and taken to Mr Brownlow’s house who took the boy to his heart.“I really knew all the time that this boy wasn’t a thief. When I looked into his face I saw that this face wouldn’t lie and so I decided to give him a new home. Now he is still ill, but he already feels better and he’s got medical care and an own room in my house,” Mr Brownlow, who saved the boy’s life told.The bookseller who exonerated Oliver Twist also said, “I feel very sorry for the boy because he really wasn’t guilty. When the two other boys gave Oliver the kerchief he was so perplexed that he didn’t know what to do when he was persecuted and I can understand that he ran away.”So far the police are still searching for the real thieves, but there’s doubt that they get caught because there are so many thieves in London and there is no good personal prescription of the two other boys, but maybe Oliver Twist can help the police to catch the thieves.words:391
Dienstag, 20. März 2007
Interview
As part of our series about the Victorian time at the end of the 19th century.
Today we are talking to Mr. James Brown, 110 years old man who can tell us a lot about the Victorian time in Great Britain.
Today we are talking to Mr. James Brown, 110 years old man who can tell us a lot about the Victorian time in Great Britain.
I: Mr. Brown can you please tell our readers something about your family and how you lived?
B: Well, I was born 1897 into a very poor family in Brixton. My father died before I was born and my mother had to bring through me and my other 7 siblings. My mother worked as a cleaning help in a rich family. She had to work very hard and long but didn’t get paid a lot.
I: That sounds quite hard. Did you children also had to work?
B: Of course we had to. I had to start with 10 years because I was a boy. Near our house a cotton factory had opened and they asked all children in our neighbourhood to come to work.
As we had nothing else to do and we needed the money I started there. I had to pick up cotton balls and put them on a production line. It was very boring and exhausting because it was incredible hot in the factory.
I: Was there anyone who had taken a look on the children?
B: Well in late 19th century there were laws enacted for the protraction of children. For example no child under the age of 10 was allowed to work in a factory or in the underground. My oldest brother though had to work with 5 years because there haven’t been any laws.
I: Did all children had to work?
B: Of course not. Children from rich families could go to school. At home most of them had their own room, where they could sleep ate and play.
I remember a girl from the neighbourhood, who was rich. She had a huge dollhouse and least 15 dolls. Children as me could only dream of having a toy.
I: Why couldn’t you attend school?
B: Well, I was born 1897 into a very poor family in Brixton. My father died before I was born and my mother had to bring through me and my other 7 siblings. My mother worked as a cleaning help in a rich family. She had to work very hard and long but didn’t get paid a lot.
I: That sounds quite hard. Did you children also had to work?
B: Of course we had to. I had to start with 10 years because I was a boy. Near our house a cotton factory had opened and they asked all children in our neighbourhood to come to work.
As we had nothing else to do and we needed the money I started there. I had to pick up cotton balls and put them on a production line. It was very boring and exhausting because it was incredible hot in the factory.
I: Was there anyone who had taken a look on the children?
B: Well in late 19th century there were laws enacted for the protraction of children. For example no child under the age of 10 was allowed to work in a factory or in the underground. My oldest brother though had to work with 5 years because there haven’t been any laws.
I: Did all children had to work?
B: Of course not. Children from rich families could go to school. At home most of them had their own room, where they could sleep ate and play.
I remember a girl from the neighbourhood, who was rich. She had a huge dollhouse and least 15 dolls. Children as me could only dream of having a toy.
I: Why couldn’t you attend school?
B: Well, from the age of 4 to 10 we had go to school. There was a school in every village. Afterwards we could have, but we had to go to work. Otherwise our family would have had less money and we wouldn’t have been able to survive therefore we all went to work somewhere.
I: Compared to nowadays was school different or the same?
B: In a way yes. For example our teacher sat in front of the class as it is also now. In every class there was a picture of the Queen Victoria and a bible. Though there were also differences, so the boys had separate lessons, for example maths and science. The girls had other specifies lessons but I don’t know what exactly. But I guess that the girls were mainly educated in housework because that was the main duty of women in our time.
I: But wasn’t I also the fact that woman got more duties, rights and respect in the Victorian time?
B: Oh yes that’s right, women became more important. In general the mother of a house was the moral guardian. Also fashion became interesting for women and the wanted to show there own identity. Therefore more and more magazines and newspapers occurred which were mainly read by women. In my own family though it was different. As we had no father are mum had no time for fashion or such things. She had to get us through and keep the household up.
I: As our last question to you Mr. Brown. Please describe the life in general in the Victorian time?
B: For my family it was a hard time. In review I think it was a very important time for all of us. Industries developed, so lather a lot of people had a good work. Too the people started to think about several things, as religion. The began to doubt if it was right what we were told about 100 of years.
I: So after all we could say the Victorian time was a hard but at the same a very important time for our country.
Thanks you Mr. Brown for giving our readers a view into life at that time.
B: You’re welcome. Thanks you.
B: In a way yes. For example our teacher sat in front of the class as it is also now. In every class there was a picture of the Queen Victoria and a bible. Though there were also differences, so the boys had separate lessons, for example maths and science. The girls had other specifies lessons but I don’t know what exactly. But I guess that the girls were mainly educated in housework because that was the main duty of women in our time.
I: But wasn’t I also the fact that woman got more duties, rights and respect in the Victorian time?
B: Oh yes that’s right, women became more important. In general the mother of a house was the moral guardian. Also fashion became interesting for women and the wanted to show there own identity. Therefore more and more magazines and newspapers occurred which were mainly read by women. In my own family though it was different. As we had no father are mum had no time for fashion or such things. She had to get us through and keep the household up.
I: As our last question to you Mr. Brown. Please describe the life in general in the Victorian time?
B: For my family it was a hard time. In review I think it was a very important time for all of us. Industries developed, so lather a lot of people had a good work. Too the people started to think about several things, as religion. The began to doubt if it was right what we were told about 100 of years.
I: So after all we could say the Victorian time was a hard but at the same a very important time for our country.
Thanks you Mr. Brown for giving our readers a view into life at that time.
B: You’re welcome. Thanks you.
To our regret we were informed a week after the interview that MR. Brown has passed away.
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