. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . gyman—he sleeps beneath a brown*stone slab in the churchyard. The stout deacon isdead; his wig and his wickedness rest together. Thetall chorister sings yet; but they have now a bass-viol,handled by a new schoolmaster, in place of his tun-ing-fork; and the years have sown feeble quavers inhis voice. Once more you meet, at the home of Nelly, theblue-eyed Madge. The sixpence is all forgotten; youcannot tell where your half of it is gone. Yet she isbeautiful—just budding into the full ripeness ofwomanhood
. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . gyman—he sleeps beneath a brown*stone slab in the churchyard. The stout deacon isdead; his wig and his wickedness rest together. Thetall chorister sings yet; but they have now a bass-viol,handled by a new schoolmaster, in place of his tun-ing-fork; and the years have sown feeble quavers inhis voice. Once more you meet, at the home of Nelly, theblue-eyed Madge. The sixpence is all forgotten; youcannot tell where your half of it is gone. Yet she isbeautiful—just budding into the full ripeness ofwomanhood. Her eyes have a quiet still joy and hopebeaming in them, A father! like angels motions have anative grace andfreedomculture can bestow. She is dignified and calm andsweet. Her words have a gentle earnestness andhonesty, that could never nurture guile. Strange feelings come over you;—feelings like half-forgotten memories — musical — dreamy — doubtful. You have seen a hundred faces more brilliant than that of Madge; you have . i^ pressed a hundred jeweled hands that. V YOUR COUNTRY HoMB 538 Glimpses of Dream-Life
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