Short Stories

The Jew And His Daughter.
A Jew came to this country from London, many years ago, and...

Young Usher.
You have read of that remarkable man, Mr. Usher, who was Ar...

Or The Unexpected Meeting.
I must tell you who were Lettice and Myra. They were the da...

A Good Mother.
Mrs. Savage was the eldest sister of Matthew Henry. When sh...

Look Up.
A little boy went to sea with his father to learn to be a s...

The Shepherd And His Bible.
A poor shepherd, living among the Alps, the father of a lar...

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

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

Mother's Last Lesson.
"Will you please teach me my verse, mamma, and then kiss me...

Benny's First Drawing.
You have perhaps heard of Benjamin West, the celebrated art...

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

The Lady Or The Tiger?
In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, wh...

The Boy And The Gold Robin.
A bright eyed boy was sleeping upon a bank of blossoming cl...

Anecdotes.
A poor Arabian of the desert was one day asked, how he came...

Anna Seeking Employment.
It was a wearisome day to poor Anna, as she walked from squ...

The Golden Crown.
A teacher once asked a child, "If you had a golden crown, w...

Harriet And Her Squirrel.
It was on a Sabbath eve, when at a friend's house, we were ...

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

Good Companions.
One day, says a Persian poet, I saw a bunch of roses, and i...

Anna With A Pleasant Home.
Anna, having obtained leave of her mistress, soon found her...

THE ORPHANS' VOYAGE.

Two little orphan boys, whose parents died in a foreign land, were put
on board a vessel to be taken home to their relatives and friends. On
a bitter cold night, when the north-east winds sang through the
shrouds of the vessel, the little boys were crouched on the deck
behind a bale of goods, to sleep for the night. The eldest boy wrapt
around his younger brother his little cloak, to shield him from the
surf and sleet, and then drew him close to his side and said to him,
"the night will not be long, and as the wind blows we shall the sooner
reach our home and see the peet fire glow." So he tried to cheer his
little brother, and told him to go to sleep and forget the cold night
and think about the morning that would come. They both soon sank to
sleep on the cold deck, huddled close to each other, and locked close
in each other's arms. The steerage passengers were all down below,
snugly stowed away in their warm berths, and forgot all about the cold
wind and the frost. When the morning came the land appeared, and the
passengers began to pace the deck, and as the vessel moved along they
tried some well known spot to trace.

Only the orphans did not stir,
Of all this bustling train;
They reached _their home_ this very night,
They will not stir again!
The winter's breath proved kind to them,
And ended all their pain.

But in their deep and freezing sleep,
Clasped rigid to each other,
In dreams they cried, "the bright morn breaks,
Home! home! is hear, my brother;
The angel death has been our friend,
We come! dear father, mother!"





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