...So her mother, with a heavy heart, put her in a plaid suitcase, two fake skirts, a pair of thick shoes, and two pairs of stockings, a few girlie things, a little jacket that the poor girl could handle.

Along with it, she placed two vials and a small icon of the Virgin Mary, two or three pieces of advice, principles, and keepsakes.

On top of it, she put a lock of her wedding hair, so she would remember her.

And she tightened her sister's suitcase with two brown straps, crossed it three times, and sealed it with her mother's blessing.