The Fourth Watch1st World Publishing, 2004 - 316 страници Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - The boy plied his hoe in a listless manner, for his thoughts were elsewhere. Several hundred yards to the right stood the forest, glorious in its brilliant autumn hues. There among those trees the wary partridges were feeding or perching temptingly upon bough, fallen log or ragged stump. To the left the waters of the noble River St. John rippled and sparkled beneath the glowing sun. Over there amidst that long stretch of marshland, in many a cove and reedy creek, the wild ducks were securely hidden. What connection had a rugged, stirring lad with a brown sombre potato patch when the strong insistent voice of the wild was calling him to fields afar? There was no inspiration here - among these straggling rows. Nothing to thrill a boy's heart, or to send the blood surging and tingling through his body. But there - ! He sighed as he leaned upon his hoe and looked yearningly around. Down on the shore; in a sheltered cove among the trees, the Scud, a small boat, was idly flapping her dirty patched sail. |
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... speak to him . He did not heed them . A weight such as he had never known before pressed upon his heart . He wished to be alone , somewhere in the woods , out there where no one could gaze upon him . His father was dead ! For him there ...
... speak to him . He did not heed them . A weight such as he had never known before pressed upon his heart . He wished to be alone , somewhere in the woods , out there where no one could gaze upon him . His father was dead ! For him there ...
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... speak to him any more . He watched in a dazed manner what took place on the two following days . Neighbours came , spoke to him , stayed awhile and then departed . The day of the funeral arrived . He stood with the rest at the graveside ...
... speak to him any more . He watched in a dazed manner what took place on the two following days . Neighbours came , spoke to him , stayed awhile and then departed . The day of the funeral arrived . He stood with the rest at the graveside ...
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... speak , but his voice was thick and his words were unintelligible . " Where's the box ? " shouted Tom . Again the old man endeavoured to say something . Failing in this he made an effort to rise . The struggle was too much for him , and ...
... speak , but his voice was thick and his words were unintelligible . " Where's the box ? " shouted Tom . Again the old man endeavoured to say something . Failing in this he made an effort to rise . The struggle was too much for him , and ...
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... speaking about their loss , " and no sister more sympathetic than dear Nellie . They loved our little ones as if they were their very own . On that bright summer day when we laid our lambs to rest the parson's voice faltered as he read ...
... speaking about their loss , " and no sister more sympathetic than dear Nellie . They loved our little ones as if they were their very own . On that bright summer day when we laid our lambs to rest the parson's voice faltered as he read ...
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... speak , when a jingle of bells sounded outside . " Well , I declare ! " she exclaimed , " Sammy's back already ! " With that , she rose to her feet , and the conversation ended . The church was crowded the day old Billy was buried , for ...
... speak , when a jingle of bells sounded outside . " Well , I declare ! " she exclaimed , " Sammy's back already ! " With that , she rose to her feet , and the conversation ended . The church was crowded the day old Billy was buried , for ...
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The Golden Key | 70 |
Hitting Back | 155 |
WashTub Philosophy | 165 |
The Sting | 178 |
The Overseer | 188 |
Decision | 201 |
In the Deep of the Heart | 211 |
Where Is Dan? | 221 |
The Rush of Doom | 233 |
Beating the Devil | 82 |
In Camp | 92 |
Guarding the Flock | 100 |
Light and Shadow | 109 |
For the Sake of a Child | 120 |
The Long Night | 127 |
Deepening Shadows | 136 |
For Sweet Loves Sake | 144 |
Beneath the Ashes | 244 |
A Rope of Sand | 256 |
In the Toils | 267 |
Waiting and Serving | 275 |
Rifted Clouds | 285 |
Beneath the Surface | 292 |
Light at Eventide | 303 |
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