Ritta

Katrina/Ritta, a real crime against American citizens by a sitting president and his administration. ccharpman

Lest We Forget; Hymnals and Katrina 2006

Ritta, was feeble and of a sad and melancholy countenance; the left,

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

The right one, christened Ritta, was feeble and of a sad and melancholy countenance; the left, Christina, was vigorous and of a gay and happy aspect.

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

The nervous system of the twins had little in common except in the line of union, the anus, and the sexual organs, and Christina was in good health all through Ritta's sickness; when Ritta died, her sister, who was suckling at the mother's breast, suddenly relaxed hold and expired with a sigh.

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

Without delay I hied me to the kitchen, and begged a cold sausage and a pone of corn-bread from Aunt 'Ritta.

When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Marion Harland 1876

There are no buckwheat cakes nowadays, like those that Aunt 'Ritta made -- glossy brown, all of a size, and porous as a sponge.

When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Marion Harland 1876

It mattered not to Aunt 'Ritta that my foster-children had names to which they answered, that they would feed from my hand, and hop on my shoulder, and run quacking, or squawking, or piping, or chirping, at my heels across the yard, and follow me to the field like dogs.

When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Marion Harland 1876

When the castle was too bleak for even child-comfort, Aunt 'Ritta, the cook, let us heat bricks in the kitchen fire, and showed us how to wrap them in rags to keep in the warmth.

When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Marion Harland 1876

'Ritta would not make for us unless she were in a particularly good humor; -- the sight called forth a round-eyed and round-mouthed

When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Marion Harland 1876

"I was so overwhelmed I started crying," Ritta Mikkonen said.

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