Volume: CBÉ 0221
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0221, Page 0007
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“There was a woman wan time and she had three sons.”
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The poor woman cried and worried for weeks and months and said that God was very hard on her. The next thing that happened was that the second son got sick and the priest and doctor were sent for, and they did all they could, but unfortunately he followed in his brothers footsteps. You may be sure his mother and brother were in an awful state after this happening. The poor woman was almost turned completely against God.
All the neighbours came to console her, telling her that it was all the holy will of God, that He know all things and that it was all for the best, but it was all no use, she said that God was too ahrd in her, that(continues on next page)