Edith and Her Ayah, and Other Stories

See one vessel bounding gaily over the bright water, the wind in her favour, the sun shining upon her; and look at that man on her deck! He is a _slave_; he is going to sufferin...

Amy Blackstone never spoke of her cross; she bore it in silence without complaining. Her father was a drunkard—her mother never entered the house of God. If she heard the name o...

“Yes; you have not only lost the money, but broken father’s command, and broken your own promise. Hide nothing. Take my hand, Charley, and come with me at once; every moment tha...

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And first let me ask you, dear child, Do you know what _sin_ is, that from which all sorrow comes? It is sin that causes cruelty and strife in the world. It is _sin_ that gives...