A Memoir of Jane Austen

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A very old Letter 47
a stranger that comes to our house to see y r Grandmoth r y r Moth r
& all y r Sisters in a plane dress & you only trick d up like a
bartlemew-babby°–– you know what sort of people those are th t
can’t faire well but they must cry rost meate° now what effect
could you imagine y r writing in such a high straine to y r Sisters
could have but eithe r to provoke th m to envy you or murmur
against us. I must tell you neith r of y r Sisters have ever had twenty
pounds a yeare allowance from us yett, & yett they r dress hath not
disparaged neith r th m nor us & without incurring y e censure of
simple covetousness they will have some what to shew out of their
saving that will doe th m creditt & I expect y t you th t are theyr elder
Sister sh d rather sett th m examples of y e like nature th n tempt th m
from treading in y e steps of their good Grandmoth r & poor
Moth r . This is not half what might be saide on this occasion but
believing thee to be a very good natured dutyfull child I sh d have
thought it a great deal too much but y t having in my coming
hither past through many most desperate dangers I cannot forbear
thinking & preparing myself for all events, & therefore not
knowing how it may please God to dispose of us I conclude it my
duty to God & thee my d r child to lay this matter as home to thee
as I could, assuring you my daily prayers are not nor shall not be
wanting that God may give you grace always to remember to
make a right use of this truly affectionate counsell of y r poor
Moth r . & though I speak very plaine downright english to you
yett I would not have you doubt but that I love you as hartily as
any child I have & if you serve God and take good courses I
promise you my kindness to you shall be according to y r own
hart’s desire, for you may be certain I can aime at nothing in what
I have now writ but y r real good which to promote shall be y e
study & care day & night
‘Of my dear Poll
‘thy truly affectionate Moth r .
‘ELIZA CHANDOS.
‘Pera of Galata,° May y e 6th 1686.
‘P.S.–– Thy ffath r & I send thee our blessing, & all thy broth rs &
sist rs they r service. Our harty & affectionate service to my broth r