Issue No. 7 (September 1841) of the Lowell Offering, a periodical of writings by women mill operatives in Lowell, Massachusetts. It contains essays, short fiction and verse, among them a reflection on Joan of Arc, an essay on tears, the story 'La Brainard' about a wandering madman near Lake Winnipesaukee, 'Moving into the New House', 'Familiar Sketches No. 3: The Contrast', and the allegory 'Hope and Despair'. It also has a hymn with musical notation and an engraving of the Roman Catholic church in Lowell.