Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871. Excerpt: ... 8 THE SICK GIRL AND HER BROTHERS. "No, miss, I can't, but Georgie takes me out for a drive." "A drive!" echoed the school-girl. "Not a real one, you know, miss, only pretending." "May I come and see you again?" "Oh! if you would, I should just be glad." "Well, I will, but I must go now; good-bye!" And, shaking the sick girl by the hand, and flashing a sunny smile from her bright eyes, she hurried on her way, leaving behind her a heart made very happy, but still conscious that something bright had faded away from before her eyes. CHAPTER IL THE SICK GIRL AND HEE BROTHERS. ANY beautiful things grow in darkness. Fairies work in the dark; we cannot see the stars until the night spreads her dark curtain over the face of the sky; then, too, the dewdrops fall. Men dive down into the deep places of the sea to find the pearl; other men labour in mines where the daylight never penetrates, to discover the sparkling diamond. Out of the black, damp earth, spring such lovely things as flowers--the snowdrop, the lily, the violet, and the rose. I think angels love to visit the ANGELS' VISITS. 9 dark places of the earth; they visit the prisoner in his cell, and he thinks of those days, so long ago now, before his soul was stained with sin, when as a little child he said his prayers at his mother's knee; they visit the poor man's home, whose children are crying for bread, and lulls them to sleep, when they dream they are hungry no more, but are feeding from a table loaded with food. Yes, they visit lonely and sad places, but they do not always appear with splendidly branching wings all tipped with gold, and with a shining glory round their heads, as we see them in pictures; instead, they assume all sorts of disguises and all manner of shapes. Sometimes they appear as men a...
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