Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
ABOUT three miles from one of our chief cities there once lived a family by the name of Corwin. There was a large farm with an old-fashioned house upon it, long known by the name of Corwin's Nest. Here lived father, mother, and two children, Bessie and James, or Jamie as he wa...
ABOUT three miles from one of our chief cities there once lived a family by the name of Corwin. There was a large farm with an old-fashioned house upon it, long known by the nam...
2. CHAPTER II.There were a tulip tree, and two catalpas, and one English walnut, and three gnarled oaks, and a dozen elms, besides a hedge at the side of the house of three thorned acacia.
3. CHAPTER III.JUST as Mrs. Corwin was ready to begin her story, a carriage drove to the door; and mamma had to go down to see the visitor. She was gone so long that when she returned, nurse h...
4. CHAPTER IV."O ma'am!" she sobbed, raising her hands to heaven. "It's this that will give life back to my baby. Oh, how good He is! Not a minute in the whole night did I shut my eyes, prayi...
5. CHAPTER V."Aren't you sorry for them, mamma? They are so very poor. I guess they were glad of something to eat. Where do they sleep, mamma? I didn't see any beds. Where do they make a fir...
6. CHAPTER VI.HOW can I describe the wonder, the gratitude, the joy, of these poor wanderers when told that a home had been provided for them, and that as soon as Mr. Bell had gained strength...
7. CHAPTER VII.ONE day Mrs. Corwin had a letter from a lady who had just come home from a long sea-voyage with her husband. Her name was McIntire. She used to go to the same school with Mrs. C...
8. CHAPTER VIII."Stop that, sir!" she exclaimed, when he stood in his chair to reach a dish of sweetmeats on the other side of the table, and upset a pitcher of cream into her lap. "Stop that;...
9. CHAPTER IX.MRS. CORWIN very hastily placed every ornament on the bureau and mantel of her guest-chamber in the drawers, locked them, and took the keys, sent Nancy to the attic for a couple...
10. CHAPTER X."Now," said papa, "I'll tell you my plan. I'm going to devote the day to making you forget your trials. Bessie, Junior, would you like a ride? Come, nurse, dress baby as quick a...
11. CHAPTER XI.THE clock was striking eleven when they drove up to Uncle Glenn's house. What was their surprise, when papa had taken out mamma and her babies, to see Flossy come crawling from...
12. CHAPTER XII.NOT long after the visit of Mrs. McIntire, Mrs. Corwin walked to the village near by, to make a call upon a friend. On her return, she was slowly wending her way along the avenu...