Show A LADY the word lady la is an abbreviation of the saxon lafty which sig gig nicita bread giver the mistress of almanor a manor at abc a time when addi affluent a ent families r reside es I 1 de co constantly a at their country res dences was accustomed cus tomed once a week or oftener of tener to distribute among the poor a certain quantity of bread she bestowed the boon with her own hands and made the hearts of the needy glad by the soft words and gentie gentle amenities which accompanied her benevolence the widow and the orphan rose up and called her blessed the destitute and the afflicted recounted all classes atthe of the 0 r embalm embalmed ed her in I 1 n their affections as the il laffay pid av the giver of bread and the dispenser dispena e r of comfort a sort of M anis angel auget la ta a world of soltow |