Author: | Catharine Maria Sedgwick | ISBN: | 1230000140651 |
Publisher: | Klasszic | Publication: | June 9, 2013 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Catharine Maria Sedgwick |
ISBN: | 1230000140651 |
Publisher: | Klasszic |
Publication: | June 9, 2013 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
Contents
The Widow Ellis and her son Willie ........ 9
The Magic Lamp 34
Our Robins 40
Old Rover .53
The Chain of Love 69
Mill-hill 78
Mill-hill (Part Second) ' 95
The Bantem 137
THE WIDOW ELLIS
HER SON WILLIE.
OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD.
I have known few happier people than the Widow
Ellis and her son William, or Willie, as he was
called in the neighbourhood. Do you imagine
Widow Ellis was rich 1 Do you think she lived in
a big house, and that she had plenty of handsome
furniture, and horses, and carriages, and a large
garden, and plenty of people to serve her, and rich
relations, and troops of friends ? And do you think
Willie, my bright, happy little friend Willie, had
quantities of clothes, new books whenever he de-
sired them, a printing-press, paint-box, pencils, a
magic lantern, and all the toys, useful and useless,
that are lavished by loving friends on rich boys ?
Think you he had a pony to ride ? a Newfound-
land dog to play with, and allowance-money in his
purse to buy what he liked ? No, none of these
things made the happiness of the Widow Ellis and
her son Willie. On the contrary, ..........
Contents
The Widow Ellis and her son Willie ........ 9
The Magic Lamp 34
Our Robins 40
Old Rover .53
The Chain of Love 69
Mill-hill 78
Mill-hill (Part Second) ' 95
The Bantem 137
THE WIDOW ELLIS
HER SON WILLIE.
OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD.
I have known few happier people than the Widow
Ellis and her son William, or Willie, as he was
called in the neighbourhood. Do you imagine
Widow Ellis was rich 1 Do you think she lived in
a big house, and that she had plenty of handsome
furniture, and horses, and carriages, and a large
garden, and plenty of people to serve her, and rich
relations, and troops of friends ? And do you think
Willie, my bright, happy little friend Willie, had
quantities of clothes, new books whenever he de-
sired them, a printing-press, paint-box, pencils, a
magic lantern, and all the toys, useful and useless,
that are lavished by loving friends on rich boys ?
Think you he had a pony to ride ? a Newfound-
land dog to play with, and allowance-money in his
purse to buy what he liked ? No, none of these
things made the happiness of the Widow Ellis and
her son Willie. On the contrary, ..........