. The Mother's present. A holiday gift for the young. Original and selected . CHARLES DOUGLAS, THE WONDER-SEEKER.(EXTRACT FROM THE WONDER-SEEKER.) CHARLES Douglas, the wonder-seeker,met with a sad accident, which kept him along time confined to his room, and pre-vented him, for many a weary day, fromwandering through hill and dale, in searchof fresh wonders. I shall tell you how it V happened, how he bore the great pain hesuffered, and how quietly and how gentlyhe submitted to lie, day after day, boundso that neither hand nor foot,—no, noteven a little finger, could be moved. Since his friends
. The Mother's present. A holiday gift for the young. Original and selected . CHARLES DOUGLAS, THE WONDER-SEEKER.(EXTRACT FROM THE WONDER-SEEKER.) CHARLES Douglas, the wonder-seeker,met with a sad accident, which kept him along time confined to his room, and pre-vented him, for many a weary day, fromwandering through hill and dale, in searchof fresh wonders. I shall tell you how it V happened, how he bore the great pain hesuffered, and how quietly and how gentlyhe submitted to lie, day after day, boundso that neither hand nor foot,—no, noteven a little finger, could be moved. Since his friendship with Mr. Stanleyhad begun, Charles had gradually given upgoing upon hunting mornings to see thehounds throw off, as it is called. Not butthat he still dearly loved the sight; theprancing horses, the hunters in their redo 178 CHARLES DOUGLAS, coats, the hounds in their anxiety to be off,scarcely kept in order by the voice of thewhipper-in,—all pleased him still: but thenMr. Stanley never went, and this spoiledmuch of his pleasure,—so that gradually,as I have said,
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