[p. 85] though having none of their own, and we often met other young friends there.
How attractive were the cushioned window seats where we sat with our sewing; the little Swiss music box, the blossoming plants, the odd trinkets brought from over the sea and the dainty china.
They were excellent home-makers, fine housekeepers, and skilled cooks.
Their dainties were carried to many an invalid, while their presence cheered many a sick room.
They were wont to tell how their grandfather, when he settled at Wellington, came up in a boat and landed his goods.
In their early days they frequently, as many others did, walked to Boston, did their shopping, then walked back.
They kept abreast of the times and were interested in every improvement.
They lost considerable money by a bank, or some individual, in Charlestown, yet were generous to others and never niggardly.
They were very hospitable, entertained well, and no more delightful home for a visit or call could be found in the town.
Charlotte, in her will, 1877, after giving away $8,200 to relatives and friends, made a bequest to the town, which is today called the Bradbury Fund, and is invested in the Medford Savings Bank.
The sisters had agreed that the last one of those who remained in the family home should make this public disposition of their property, and so followed the example of their emigrant ancestor nearly two hundred years previous.
The will reads as follows:—
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