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 For children she had a special love. One of her books, "Anecdotes taken from Real Life for the Improvement of Children," did much to brighten the literature provided for youthful Quakers, which had previously been of a very tough description. Nearly a century has passed away since Mary Leadbeater wrote in the peaceful seclusion of Ballitore, and now, as modern motors fly past the quiet village, perhaps some of us may give a thought to the calm, benevolent Quakeress with her spotless white muslin neckerchief and snowy cap, who once stood looking down on the River Griese, dreaming dreams of that far-off Bethel which she now gazes at with undimmed eyes.