Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1911. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 11. What caused her to think that some one was dying? 12. What relief did the vision of the grandmother bring to the poor little sufferer? 13. How did people explain all this when they found the frozen child and the burnt matches? 14. How could such a cold, starved child find warmth and food to-day? 15. Why do you think this story has founded orphanages and societies to help the needy poor? ADDITIONAL READINGS Longfellow: The Legend Beautiful, Santa Filomena. Hunt: Abou Ben Adhem. Lowell: Vision of Sir Launfal. Whittieb: The Brother of Mercy. Dickens: A Christmas Carol. From the German -- " Little Gretchen." From The Arabian Nights -- The Barmecide Feast. Riley: God Bless us Every One. Wordsworth: The Wishing-Gate. Hugo: Les Miserables -- The Bishop and the Convict. Foss: The House By the Side of the Road. ON THE WILD ROSE TREE On the wild rose tree Many buds there be, Yet each sunny hour Hath but one perfect flower. Thou who wouldst be wise Open wide thine eyes; In each sunny hour Pluck the one perfect flower! --Richard Watson Gilder. A LEGEND OF BREGENZ "VA 7"E who in this country read with a thrill "* of patriotism the story of Paul Revere will follow eagerly the thrilling story of how an humble Tyrol maid saved her native city in the brave days of old. Such a story of devotion to country thrills our hearts with deeper love for our own country. In this poem the story is told of a maiden who left her home city, Bregenz, situated on a lofty height overlooking Lake Constance from the eastern shore, and went to earn a living among the peasants in a distant Swiss valley. She loved the valley folk and was contented with her lot. But when cruel war broke out between the Swiss and the Austrians, and when the Swiss were planning to take her native city, she p...
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