Short Stories

The Way To Overcome Evil.
A little girl, by the name of Sarah Dean, was taught the pr...

The Parting Scene.
In one of our western cities was a poor woman, in the garre...

The Explanation.
Lettice's father was a man of education, a scholar, a gentl...

Lizzy And Her Dog.
I wish to relate to you a very affecting story about a good...

The Two Robins.
A few summers ago I was sitting on a garden seat, beneath a...

The Bracelet;
...

The Child And Flower.
The Atheist in his garden stood, At twilight's pen...

A Tale Of Negative Gravity
My wife and I were staying at a small town in northern Ital...

Julia's Sunset Walk.
It was a beautiful June day, just at the sun's setting, whe...

Story About An Indian.
A poor sick man might go to the door of some rich person's ...

Chinese Proverbs.
What is told in the ear is often heard a hundred miles. ...

The Plum Boys.
Two boys were one day on their way from school, and as they...

The Motherless Birds.
There were two men who were neighbors to each other, living...

A Boy Reproved By A Bird.
The sparrows often build their nests under the eaves of hou...

The Saint's Rest.
We've no abiding city here: This may distress the wo...

The Transferred Ghost
The country residence of Mr. John Hinckman was a delightful...

The First Dollar.
I will tell you an affecting story about a young lad by the...

The Flower That Looks Up.
"What beautiful things flowers are," said one of the party ...

The Grey Old Cottage.
In the valley between "Longbrigg" and "Highclose," in the f...

Harvest Song.
Now the golden ear wants the reaper's hand, Banish eve...

ANNA WITH A PLEASANT HOME.

Anna, having obtained leave of her mistress, soon found herself at the
door of Mrs. West. The servant girl came to the door, and Anna
followed her into the sitting-room, where every thing was nicely
arranged. Soon a gentle looking lady came into the room, with a babe
in her arms, and asking her, in a pleasant voice, "if she was the girl
who advertised? You look hardly strong enough to handle such a boy as
this," said she, as she placed on her lap a plump, black-eyed little
fellow of eight months old. "Let me see if you can lift him easily."

Anna gave the little fellow a hug and a kiss, and then playfully
tossed him up a few times, but he was so heavy that she soon placed
him on her knee, saying, "I am not used to holding children, but think
I shall soon get accustomed to it." The lady agreed to have Anna come
and enter upon her duties the next week.

Weeks rolled away, and Anna's face looked joyous, for peace was in her
heart. She loved her mistress because she was so thoughtful and would
not even let her carry the babe half so much as she wished, but would
tell her to amuse him on the floor. Mrs. West would often bring her
work and sit with Anna in the nursery, and talk with her about her
mother and Willy. Oh, how Anna loved Mrs. West!

Willy was now learning a trade with an honest carpenter, who gave him
permission to visit his sister once a week, and many happy hours did
they pass together in the nursery with the little pet Charley.

As the summer months came on, Mrs. West prepared to visit her mother,
who lived a few miles in the country. Anna went with her. Charley was
now old enough to go into the woods and run about, while Anna gathered
flowers, chased butterflies, and amused him with infant stories.
Little Charley would often fall asleep to the sweet tones of Anna's
voice, and then she would take him up and bear him to the house.

Three years passed away, and Charley needed no other nurse than his
mother, and Anna's heart ached at the thought of leaving Mrs. West and
little Charley. She had been so happy there that she dreaded to go out
among strangers to look for a new place.

Mrs. West made arrangements for Anna to live with her parents, who in
a short time made her their adopted child. It was a beautiful country
home, and she became as a dear child to Mr. and Mrs. Warren.





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