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From: Paul Pedersen <>
Subject: [DK] Severin Weiersøe - Diary entry 88
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 16:38:37 -0400


Øgelstrup den 16de Sept: 1831.

Høsten er ikke halv forbi endnu; det er vanskelig Veir, og Grøden er simpel
nok.



Øgelstrup, September 16, 1831

The harvest is not yet half over, it is difficult weather and a bad
situation for the crop.



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Det er dog godt at have Tjeneste; ifjor ved denne Tid, var det, jeg frygtede
for at komme til at drive om i Landet om Vinteren. Vor Herre er dog den
bedste til at sørge for os, naar andre ikke kunne; jeg var jo lykkelig; jeg
kom hertil; det er nok strænge, og her slides mange Klæder; men saa faaer
jeg ogsaa en meget god Kost og tidt en Kop Kaffe. Naar jeg passer nøie paa
alle mine Ting, er det sjelden jeg faaer syndelig Utak uden en Gang om Ugen,
og de ere alle veltilfredse med saadan som jeg lærer Børnene.



However, it is good to have work; last year at this time I was afraid that I
would end up drifting about the country during the winter. Our Lord, after
all, is the best to care for us when others cannot, I was certainly happy I
came here; it is hard enough and I wear out a lot of clothes here, but then
I also get very good food and often a cup of coffee. When I pay careful
attention to all of my job, it's rare that I get any particular reprimand
over the course of a week, and they are all well pleased with the way I
teach the children.



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Det er slemt, naar Vinteren er forbi, skal Trine ikke gaae længere i Skole –
hun kunde blive god – da hun skal confirmeres til Paaske. Jeg vilde ønske,
at baade hun og jeg havde været nogle Aar ældre; men det er nu ikke
saaledes; jeg troer hun med Tiden bliver ligesaa smuk som Jomfrue Juul, der
blev gift med Petersen i Hinge. Hendes Søster Christiane er ikke nær saa
smuk; hun er saa sær lang og smal.



It's too bad, when the Winter is over, that Trine will no longer go to
school - she is able to do well - since she will be confirmed at Easter. I
could wish that both she and I had been a few years older; but it not so; I
think in time she will be as beautiful as Miss Juul, who got married to
Petersen in Hinge. Her Sister Christiane is not nearly as beautiful; she is
so strikingly tall and slender.



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Igaar var jeg henne at plante Blomster paa sal: Jeppes Grav.



Yesterday I was over to plant flowers on blessed Jeppe’s grave.



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Corrections, comments and questions are welcome,



Paul & Harold Pedersen

Toronto, Canada


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